Pehlivan Surname

11,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Pehlivan Surname User-submission:

A Turkish surname for a 'wrestler'.

Pehlivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey47,4621:1,640243
Germany3851:209,10523,756
Bulgaria3511:19,8831,776
France2881:230,63435,776
Northern Cyprus1951:1,636164
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England541:1,031,81650,675
Bosnia and Herzegovina521:68,0087,242
Austria461:185,11823,639
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Albania31:971,35222,477
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

The alternate forms: Pehlívan (1) are calculated separately.

Pehlivan (370) may also be a first name.

Pehlivan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish surname for a 'wrestler'.

- fspehlivan

Pehlivan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pehlivan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pehlivan is most common in Turkey. It may also be found as: Pehlívan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehlivan? popularity and diffusion

Pehlivan is the 11,372nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 147,467 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Pehlivan live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 451,716th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 370 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 47,462 people, or 1 in 1,640. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Turkey it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.

Pehlivan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pehlivan surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pehlivan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $47,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.75% less than the national average, earning $34,405 CAD per year.

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