Phelwan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Phelwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phelwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Phelwan (90) may also be a first name.

Phelwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phelwan (Marathi: पेहेलवान) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Phelwan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phelwan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Phelwan is also the 1,005,046th most commonly used first name globally, held by 90 people.

The last name Phelwan is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,767,125. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 48 percent live, Sindh, where 39 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent live. Beside Pakistan it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Phelwane93183/
Pelwan92146/
Phlwan9228/
Pheelwane88462/
Pehelwaan881/
Pahlwan86468/
Phalwan8655/
Pholwan868/
Peelwan868/
Pelwane867/
Pelhwan863/
Pealwan862/
Phelvan861/
Pelwaan861/
Phlewan861/
Pahalwan80389/
Phetluan8050/
Paihlwan804/
Pahlwaan801/
Philwane801/
Peelwane801/
Phalwaan801/
Pellewan801/
Pelvan771,360/
Palwan77575/
Plewan77154/
Pilwan7754/
Phluan7744/
Polwan7733/
Velwan7715/
Pylwan772/
Phlvan771/
Phetluang7510/
Pahalwaan751/
Phluang711,223/
Pailwan71293/
Pelvand71155/
Petluan7123/
Pelvang7111/
Pholuan719/
Palhwan715/
Pahlvan714/
Philban713/
Pilwane712/
Pelvane712/
Paelvan711/
Felwane711/
Palwaan711/
Pilhwan711/
Philuan711/
Felwang711/
Pilwain711/
Pillewan672,169/
Pahalvan67130/
Petlevan6767/
Phioluan6734/
Plehewon676/
Pihlvang673/
Phailvan673/
Pellevan671/
Philvanh671/
Pohlwein671/
Palwahan671/
Philbain670/

Phelwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phelwan in the Marathi language
पेहेलवानpehelavana-

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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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  • 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 Phelwan
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