Pervan Surname

156,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pervan Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Turkish word pervane, which means 'propeller' or 'fan'. Also, in Persian language پروانه means 'butterfly'.

Pervan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia8041:5,259698
Bosnia and Herzegovina6251:5,6581,156
Turkey4591:169,54612,996
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Canada531:695,20056,020
Austria501:170,30922,149
Romania461:436,47534,584
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Serbia311:230,48213,277
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Perván (8) are calculated separately.

Pervan (69) may also be a first name.

Pervan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Turkish word pervane, which means 'propeller' or 'fan'. Also, in Persian language پروانه means 'butterfly'.

- azrap.meqbel

Pervan Last Name Facts

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

Pervan (Arabic: برفان, Russian: Перван) occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Perván. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pervan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 156,517th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,605,487 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pervan are found; 56 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Pervan is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 69 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 5,259. In Croatia Pervan is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 41 percent reside, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 8 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Croatia this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 22 percent reside and Turkey, where 16 percent reside.

Pervan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pervan last name are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.08% registered with the party.

The amount Pervan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $48,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perván948/
Pervane921,176/
Pervain92428/
Pervean9211/
Pervaan921/
Perrvan920/
Peyrevan8610/
Peervain861/
Parvan835,327/
Pirvan833,690/
Pîrvan831,269/
Porvan8387/
Peruan8353/
Pyrvan8326/
Perwan8313/
Perban835/
Prevan834/
Pervon832/
Pervam831/
Pervanová8023/
Pervanova8011/
Parvain7773/
Pervein7758/
Pirhvan7748/
Perband7741/
Parvean7729/
Peerwan7714/
Perwain776/
Permpan774/
Perwean772/
Perbhan771/
Peerban771/
Pparvan771/
Pyrvand771/
Peiruan771/
Pirvane771/
Parvaun771/
Perbandt71299/
Petruang7180/
Parvahan7120/
Perbhane7112/
Peirwand719/
Pirveand718/
Peerwane714/
Permpean713/
Perympan711/
Payrvand711/
Perbanth711/
Permpain711/
Pherbang711/
Pherwane711/
Parwan672,302/
Phetruang671,903/
Paruan67116/
Poruan6722/
Preban6717/
Phearuang6713/
Porwan678/
Perbon677/
Perwon676/
Parvon676/
Prevon674/
Pirwan673/
Peerrzwan672/
Pirban672/
Pyrvanova672/
Pervonova672/
Peruanova671/
Peruam671/

Pervan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pervan in the Russian language
Перванpervan-
Pervan in the Arabic language
برفانbrfan-

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