Pehlivan Surname
Approximately 49,418 people bear this surname
Pehlivan Surname User-submission:
A Turkish surname for a 'wrestler'.
Pehlivan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 47,462 | 1:1,640 | 243 |
| Germany | 385 | 1:209,105 | 23,756 |
| Bulgaria | 351 | 1:19,883 | 1,776 |
| France | 288 | 1:230,634 | 35,776 |
| Northern Cyprus | 195 | 1:1,636 | 164 |
| Belgium | 137 | 1:83,917 | 13,161 |
| Netherlands | 126 | 1:134,025 | 20,684 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52 | 1:68,008 | 7,242 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Pehlívan (1) are calculated separately.
Pehlivan (370) may also be a first name.
Pehlivan Surname Meaning
Pehlivan Demographics
Average Pehlivan Salary in
United States
$47,716 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pehlívan | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pelivan | 93 | 1,205 | / |
| Pehlevan | 88 | 2,256 | / |
| Pehluvan | 88 | 50 | / |
| Pehliwan | 88 | 13 | / |
| Pahlivan | 88 | 11 | / |
| Pelhivan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phelivan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pehlivanova | 84 | 1,712 | / |
| Phalivanh | 82 | 13 | / |
| Pelyvan | 80 | 182 | / |
| Pelevan | 80 | 173 | / |
| Palivan | 80 | 171 | / |
| Polivan | 80 | 31 | / |
| Peliwan | 80 | 26 | / |
| Pilivan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pălivan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pelivanova | 78 | 124 | / |
| Phaliwan | 75 | 215 | / |
| Pahlevan | 75 | 178 | / |
| Petlevan | 75 | 67 | / |
| Peliwang | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pehlewan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pallivan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pahliwan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palaivan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Philiban | 75 | 0 | / |
| Peylivanova | 74 | 25 | / |
| Peilivanova | 74 | 13 | / |
| Pehlevanova | 74 | 5 | / |
| Peleivanova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Philaiwan | 71 | 561 | / |
| Philliban | 71 | 54 | / |
| Phaliphan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilevan | 67 | 523 | / |
| Philaiphan | 67 | 166 | / |
| Paliwan | 67 | 130 | / |
| Pelyvanova | 67 | 121 | / |
| Peliwuhang | 67 | 34 | / |
| Piliwan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Philayvanh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pelevanova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Polyvan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Polevan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pelewan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pylyvan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Philaivong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palevan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phillifant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peleban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelywan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pelefan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paluvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poluvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phetlivong | 67 | 1 | / |
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