Pelwan Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pelwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pelwan (27) may also be a first name.

Pelwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelwan is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Pelwan is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Pelwan reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa Pelwan is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 82 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Pelwan Last Name Statistics demography

Pelwan earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.42% more than the national average, earning R 305,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehlwan926,856/
Phelwan9224/
Pelwang9216/
Peelwan928/
Pelwane927/
Pelhwan923/
Pealwan922/
Pelwaan921/
Plwan9115/
Phelwane86183/
Pehlwaan8615/
Peelwane861/
Pellewan861/
Plewan83154/
Pilwan8354/
Phlwan8328/
Pelban837/
Plhwan832/
Pylwan832/
Peluan831/
Pheelwane80462/
Pehelwaan801/
Pailwan77293/
Pilwand7725/
Plewang778/
Pehlvan774/
Pilwane772/
Pillwan771/
Phlewan771/
Pilhwan771/
Pilwain771/
Plvan7389/
Plban731/
Pillewan712,169/
Paihlwan714/
Pillwain713/
Pehliuan711/
Philwane711/
Pleban671,453/
Plevan67338/
Phluan6744/
Plewon6717/
Pilban679/
Peluaseng675/
Pluang674/
Phlvan671/
Pluane670/

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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 Pelwan
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