Pelivan Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pelivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2851:70,4498,416
Croatia2841:14,8892,951
Turkey2451:317,63820,521
Moldova2321:15,3512,625
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Kosovo291:64,2024,447
Transnistria181:26,3724,484
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Albania101:291,40615,585
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelivan (386) may also be a first name.

Pelivan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pelivan (Russian: Пеливан) is most common in Romania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelivan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,208th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,047,756 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pelivan are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Pelivan is also the 441,020th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 386 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 70,449. In Romania it is primarily found in: Tulcea County, where 64 percent reside, Constanța County, where 31 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 1 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 24 percent reside and Turkey, where 20 percent reside.

Pelivan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pelivan last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pelivan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelivan in the Russian language
Пеливанpelivan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelivan
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