Pehalwan Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Pehalwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 211 | 1:846,653 | 11,771 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Pehalwan (657) may also be a first name.
Pehalwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pehalwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pehalwan (Hindi: पहलवान, Marathi: पेहलवान) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pehalwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pehalwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pehalwan is the 1,095,216th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pehalwan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 323,942nd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 657 people.
The surname Pehalwan is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 846,653. In Pakistan Pehalwan is primarily found in: Punjab, where 76 percent live, Sindh, where 20 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pehalwaan | 94 | 9 | / |
| Pehallwan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pealwan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Pehelwan | 88 | 48 | / |
| Pehalvan | 88 | 6 | / |
| Pehalwam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pailwan | 80 | 293 | / |
| Peelwan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Paulwan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peolwane | 75 | 255 | / |
| Paihlwan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phailvan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pehelvan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peulwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poyalwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pheolwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pailvan | 67 | 152 | / |
| Pailwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paelvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paylvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phioluan | 63 | 34 | / |
| Paylvaan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Peuluang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pailvann | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phioluang | 59 | 2 | / |
| Payelvand | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pajolvand | 59 | 1 | / |
| Poiluan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pailbon | 53 | 0 | / |
| Puiluang | 50 | 161 | / |
| Paulvong | 50 | 6 | / |
| Pailevan | 50 | 1 | / |
Pehalwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pehalwan in the Hindi language | ||
| पहलवान | pahalavana | - |
| Pehalwan in the Marathi language | ||
| पेहलवान | pehalavana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pehalwan
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