Molavi Surname

32,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Molavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran15,1941:5,053701
India5681:1,350,46752,427
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Canada661:558,26746,632
England361:1,547,72466,012
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
France111:6,038,429280,838
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Molavi (1,504) may also be a first name.

Molavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molavi (Hindi: मोलवी, Marathi: मोळवी) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molavi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,764th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 449,100 people. The last name Molavi is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Molavi live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 200,416th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,504 people.

The last name Molavi is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 15,194 people, or 1 in 5,053. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 10 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Iran Molavi is found in 29 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Molavi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Molavi last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Molavi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 55.16% more than the national average, earning $66,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $60,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulavi921,510/
Molaviy9214/
Moslavi924/
Mollavi923/
Molavih923/
Motlavi921/
Molavii921/
Molhavi921/
Molavich861/
Molaviph861/
Malavi8310,143/
Molave83326/
Molabi83312/
Molavy8315/
Molava8314/
Molawi837/
Melavi833/
Molovi831/
Moilahavi8019/
Malaviy7715,435/
Maulavi772,933/
Mohlabi772,111/
Malavis771,779/
Molaiwa77285/
Moulabi77226/
Mollevi77193/
Malaavi77131/
Maslavi77106/
Malgavi7748/
Mahlavi7742/
Malavai7736/
Molabei7735/
Malavih7727/
Molaver7723/
Moliabi7721/
Mallavi7719/
Moulawi7719/
Malavid7718/
Molabhi7716/
Maalavi7715/
Malavip7715/
Malavii7715/
Malavij7713/
Mojlabi7712/
Molabit7710/
Motlabi779/
Moulave776/
Malhavi776/
Malavit775/
Mmalavi774/
Malavie773/
Molavay773/
Moslabi772/
Malavoi772/
Malyavi771/
Malavei771/
Moulavy771/
Molabai771/
Molaved771/
Malavhi771/
Moolawi771/
Moliava771/
Mohlawi771/
Molhava771/
Mollatveit755/
Motlhabi713,023/
Mohlabai71384/
Moslaves7186/
Malavich7151/
Molovich7142/
Mothlabi7123/
Mmolaiwa7121/
Maullavi7113/
Moulabhi7113/
Malavais7113/
Molabhai716/
Maulavis715/
Malavish714/
Malaviph713/
Molobhai712/
Malaviss711/
Moulabie711/
Mouslave711/
Moleavay711/
Maulavij711/
Maulavit711/
Mahalavi711/
Malavaij711/
Moulovhi711/
Motlahbi711/
Mouslawi711/
Mahlavie711/
Mohlaiwa711/
Mmatlavi711/
Malavaiz711/
Malave6768,229/
Molaba675,702/
Malawi672,832/
Molobi672,282/
Molawa671,907/
Malabi671,051/
Malava67991/
Moloba67779/
Molabe67458/
Malavé67380/
Malovi67134/
Moitlhabi67104/
Motlhabai67103/
Melawi6785/
Malevi6734/
Melave6716/
Moloobhai6713/
Molowi6712/
Molovy677/
Moleve676/
Melevi675/
Malavè675/
Malyavich673/
Molawe673/
Motlahabi673/
Motlhaswi673/
Molove672/
Mahalavai672/
Malavy671/
Melovi671/
Motlovich671/
Maulavijh671/
Moulahawi671/
Moslovich671/
Molaveesh671/
Málave671/
Mothlhabi671/

Molavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molavi in the Hindi language
मोलवीmolavi82.35
मोलावीmolavi17.65
Molavi in the Marathi language
मोळवीmolavi28.57
मोलवीmolavi20
मॉलवीmolavi20
मेोलावीmeolavi8.57
मोलावीmolavi8.57
मौलवीmaulavi5.71
मॉलवीाहीमmolaviahima5.71
मोलिवmoliva2.86

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