Around the world, Пехливан (پهلوان 
, Pehlivan 
, Пехливан 
) is a rare boy's forename. The first name Пехливан is characteristic of Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare male name, Bulgaria, where it is a rare female name, and Turkey, where it is a very rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Afghanistan, Turkey, and Germany. More prevalently, Пехливан is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| پهلوان | Turkey, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran |
| Pehlivan | Belgium, France, Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria |
| Пехливан | Bulgaria, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Pekhlivan | Russia |