Maqvi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Maqvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080

Maqvi Last Name Facts

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

Maqvi (Hindi: मक़वी) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqvi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Maqvi live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan Maqvi is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 73 percent live, Sindh, where 13 percent live and Balochistan, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan Maqvi exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Afghanistan, where 11 percent live.

Maqvi Last Name Statistics demography

Maqvi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqhvi911/
Maquvi911/
Maqbi8042/
Makvi8040/
Macvi802/
Moqvi801/
Majqvist7741/
Maiqvist776/
Maqbid737/
Makhvi733/
Moqvist67198/
Mahkvei6712/
MacVich671/
Mahqubi671/

Maqvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maqvi in the Hindi language
मक़वीmaqavi-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Maqvi
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