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 found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Maulvi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maulvi? popularity and diffusion
Maulvi is the 27,477th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 372,517 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Maulvi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 65,502nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,040 people.
Maulvi is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 19,173 people, or 1 in 1,677. In Afghanistan Maulvi is mostly concentrated in: Kandahar, where 10 percent reside, Kabul, where 10 percent reside and Herat, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
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
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- 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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