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) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Phelwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Phelwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phelwan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Phelwan is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 90 people.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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
  • 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 Phelwan
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