Pehlwan Surname

71,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Pehlwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehlwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6,8311:26,1521,355
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Pehlwan (8,563) may also be a first name.

Pehlwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pehlwan (Hindi: पहलवान) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehlwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,973rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,062,944 people. Pehlwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pehlwan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 67,986th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 8,563 people.

The last name Pehlwan is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 6,831 people, or 1 in 26,152. In Pakistan Pehlwan is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 65 percent reside, Sindh, where 22 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Pehlwan Last Name Statistics demography

Pehlwan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $49,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehlwaan9315/
Pelwan92146/
Phlwan9228/
Pehelwaan881/
Pelwang8616/
Peelwan868/
Pelwane867/
Pehlvan864/
Pelhwan863/
Pelwaan861/
Plwan8315/
Pehliuan801/
Peelwane801/
Plewan77154/
Pilwan7754/
Phluan7744/
Pelban777/
Plhwan772/
Pylwan772/
Phlvan771/
Peluan771/
Phluang711,223/
Pilwand7125/
Plehwon7115/
Plewang718/
Pilwane712/
Pillwan711/
Pilhwan711/
Pilwain711/
Plvan6789/
Pillwain673/
Plban671/

Pehlwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pehlwan in the Hindi language
पहलवानpahalavana-

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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 Pehlwan
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