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 surname Mawli (Marathi: मावली) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mawli is the 1,035,555th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name 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. It is also the 825,494th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 127 people.

The last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 196,056. In Afghanistan Mawli is most frequent in: Herat, where 73 percent are found, Nimruz, where 7 percent are found and Helmand, where 7 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan Mawli exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 29 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

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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  • 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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