Maulvi Surname
Approximately 19,563 people bear this surname
Maulvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 19,173 | 1:1,677 | 206 |
| India | 281 | 1:2,729,770 | 84,601 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 1:2,928,588 | 24,004 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Maulvi (9,040) may also be a first name.
Maulvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maulvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maulvi (Hindi: मौलवी, Marathi: मौलवी) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maulvi? popularity and diffusion
Maulvi is the 27,477th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 372,517 people. Maulvi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Maulvi are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maulvi is also the 65,502nd most common first name internationally, borne by 9,040 people.
The surname Maulvi is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 19,173 people, or 1 in 1,677. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kandahar, where 10 percent are found, Kabul, where 10 percent are found and Herat, where 9 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maulvi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maulvi in the Hindi language | ||
| मौलवी | maulavi | 99.18 |
| मौल्वी | maulvi | 0.41 |
| मोलवी | molavi | 0.41 |
| Maulvi in the Marathi language | ||
| मौलवी | maulavi | 55.26 |
| मेलवी | melavi | 19.74 |
| मौ | mau | 10.53 |
| मोलवी | molavi | 10.53 |
| मौलती | maulati | 2.63 |
| मौलिव | mauliva | 1.32 |
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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 Maulvi
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