Moghavi Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Moghavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moghavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1031:745,46138,299
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Moghavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moghavi has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Moghavi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moghavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Moghavi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Moghavi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 745,461. In Iran Moghavi is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 49 percent live, Lorestan Province, where 31 percent live and Golestan Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Iran it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.

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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 Moghavi
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