Mawli Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mawli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1641:196,0563,743
Niger711:270,3108,391
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mawli (127) may also be a first name.

Mawli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawli (Marathi: मावली) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mawli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawli? popularity and diffusion

Mawli is the 1,035,555th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Mawli reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mawli is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 127 people.

The last name Mawli is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 196,056. In Afghanistan Mawli is most common in: Herat, where 73 percent live, Nimruz, where 7 percent live and Helmand, where 7 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 29 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawlai912/
Hmawli911/
Mawlie911/
Mawlih911/
Mawlieh833,301/
Mawleih8314/
Mawlihe831/
Mawla8011,164/
Mavli80917/
Mabli80426/
Mawle80336/
Mowli80189/
Mawly809/
Hmawlieh771/
Mawillis771/
Maiwelai771/
Maawlieh771/
Mawley7373/
Mablai7331/
Mhawla7319/
Mowlai7312/
Mawler739/
Maibli739/
Mawlay734/
Mabhli733/
Mohwli733/
Mawlaa732/
Mavlid732/
Mewlai731/
Moswli731/
Mawlla731/
Mablei731/
Mavliy731/
Maabli731/
Mowlli731/
Mouwli731/
Mawles730/
Mavlia730/
Mawloy730/
Maiwele6743/
Mabilli6739/
Mawilla6712/
Mabelli674/
Mawilly673/
Mablaai671/
Maywele671/
Mahavli671/
Mawlley670/

Mawli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawli in the Marathi language
मावलीmavali-

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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 Mawli
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