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Surname Pehlivan (پهلوان , Pehlivan , Пехливан ) , around the world, is a common last name. The family name Pehlivan is characteristic of Iran, where it is quite a common surname, Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bulgaria. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan. Very seldom, Pehlivan is the forename as well as the last name.