Moavi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Moavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moavi (54) may also be a first name.

Moavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moavi (Hindi: मोअवी, Russian: Моави) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moavi is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Moavi are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Moavi is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Moavi is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent reside and West New Britain, where 8 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohavi9117/
Mouavi912/
Moavei911/
Mohavoi8320/
Mohavui8310/
Mouasvi831/
Mohajvi831/
Mohavai831/
Moabi8013,556/
Moave80391/
Moawi8059/
Moava8029/
Mouabi73151/
Mohabi7386/
Moampi7382/
Moaibi7358/
Moabid7346/
Mohovi7326/
Muoabi7321/
Moabui7316/
Mohave7314/
Moaver7311/
Mahovi737/
Moavey737/
Mohawi736/
Moabis735/
Moaves734/
Mo'ava734/
Mooave734/
Maouvi733/
Moabie733/
Mooabi733/
Moajwi731/
Moavha731/
Moaawi731/
Moawid731/
Mgoabi731/
Moasbi731/
Moaveh731/
Maaovi731/
Maobai731/
Moaiwi731/
Mouahbi67389/
Mouabid67347/
Mohabbi67231/
Mahouvi67213/
Moahabi6724/
Mahoviy6719/
Mohavay6716/
Mouampi6711/
Mouawie679/
Mohabai676/
Maoubai676/
Mmouave671/
Mohaiwa671/
Mohaibi671/
Mohabhi671/
Maheavi671/
Moavaja671/
Moavejh671/
Mohaved671/
Mohabiy671/
Mouajui671/
Mouasui671/
Mohabii671/
Moaibed671/
Moawaia671/
Moavehd671/
Moaivay671/
Mojjabi671/
Maeavie671/
Mohavey670/

Moavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moavi in the Hindi language
मोअवीmo'avi-
Moavi in the Russian language
Моавиmoavi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moavi
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