Pulavar Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pulavar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulavar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India681:11,280,373208,492
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pulavar (26) may also be a first name.

Pulavar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pulavar (Hindi: पुलवार, Marathi: पुलावर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulavar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pulavar is the 1,980,395th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Pulavar is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Pulavar reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pulavar is also the 2,084,397th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 59 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 16 percent live and Kerala, where 12 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pulavar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulavar in the Hindi language
पुलवारpulavara-
Pulavar in the Marathi language
पुलावरpulavara67.27
पुलवारpulavara14.55
पुलावारpulavara7.27
पुलवरpulavara3.64
पुलवकरpulavakara3.64
पूलावरpulavara1.82
पूलवरpulavara1.82

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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 Pulavar
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