Pehlevan Surname
Approximately 2,256 people bear this surname
Pehlevan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,181 | 1:35,682 | 3,768 |
| Bulgaria | 51 | 1:136,841 | 7,953 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Pehlevan (10) may also be a first name.
Pehlevan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pehlevan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pehlevan occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pehlevan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pehlevan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pehlevan is the 187,487th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,230,295 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Pehlevan live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Pehlevan is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The surname Pehlevan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,181 people, or 1 in 35,682. In Turkey Pehlevan is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 16 percent reside and Artvin Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Turkey this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelevan | 93 | 173 | / |
| Pehlivan | 88 | 49,418 | / |
| Pahlevan | 88 | 178 | / |
| Petlevan | 88 | 67 | / |
| Pehlovan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pehlewan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pehlavan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pehlívan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pehlevanova | 84 | 5 | / |
| Pahalevan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pelivan | 80 | 1,205 | / |
| Pilevan | 80 | 523 | / |
| Pelyvan | 80 | 182 | / |
| Pelavan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Polevan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pelewan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Palevan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pelefan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peleban | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pelevanova | 78 | 12 | / |
| Pahlavan | 75 | 21,740 | / |
| Pehlawan | 75 | 15 | / |
| Pehliwan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Pahlivan | 75 | 11 | / |
| Philavan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pohlewan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pelewang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Phalavan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pallevan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pilevann | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pelhivan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pailevan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Philovan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phelivan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pehlivanova | 74 | 1,712 | / |
| Peilevanova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Peleivanova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Philavanh | 71 | 30,909 | / |
| Pahalavan | 71 | 811 | / |
| Phailavan | 71 | 38 | / |
| Phalivanh | 71 | 13 | / |
| Pollevann | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phaleewan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Philavann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Philavahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palavan | 67 | 529 | / |
| Pilavan | 67 | 459 | / |
| Palivan | 67 | 171 | / |
| Pelivanova | 67 | 124 | / |
| Pelyvanova | 67 | 121 | / |
| Pilewan | 67 | 52 | / |
| Polivan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Peliwan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pelawan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Philayvanh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Polewan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pelewon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Polyvan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pilivan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pylyvan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Palewan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pălivan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pelewanowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Philiavanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelywan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palevon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelefon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Pehlevan
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