Molvi Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Molvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6331:282,2186,058
India2021:3,797,353104,924
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
England1131:493,08031,588
South Africa581:934,09859,404
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772

Molvi (12,180) may also be a first name.

Molvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molvi (Hindi: मोलवी, Marathi: मोलवी) is found most in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molvi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molvi is the 295,000th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Molvi reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Molvi is also the 53,597th most common first name worldwide, held by 12,180 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 282,218. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 78 percent live, Sindh, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent live.

Molvi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molvi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.73% less than the national average, earning R 105,204 per year and in United States they earn 44.46% more than the national average, earning $62,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulvi91497/
Molvie9130/
Molvis915/
Molvio911/
Molviz911/
Moolvi911/
Molvij911/
Moolvai834/
Malvi806,290/
Molva80113/
Melvi8092/
Molve8063/
Molwi8025/
Molbi8011/
Molvj804/
Molui803/
Molvy801/
Molvá801/
Maulvi7319,563/
Malviy73443/
Molver73349/
Molwie73130/
Malvis7380/
Melvie7369/
Molvay7339/
Malvai7335/
Moulbi7325/
Motlui7322/
Malvui7320/
Molvey737/
Maalvi733/
Malvie733/
Mallvi732/
Moulwi732/
Molwai732/
Moulva732/
Malvoi731/
Molbiy731/
Molbai731/
Malvit731/
Moslui731/
Moulvy731/
Molwid731/
Malvip731/
Malvais67494/
Malvaiz67207/
Malveis6761/
Malvich6749/
Mohlwai678/
Mahalvi674/
Moulbai672/
Malveiz671/
Mahlvis671/
Moulvee671/
Molvysh671/
Molempi671/
Mottlui671/
Motllbi671/
Motlebi671/
Moulver671/
Malvhis671/

Molvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molvi in the Hindi language
मोलवीmolavi93.83
मोल्वीmolvi3.7
मौलवीmaulavi2.47
Molvi in the Marathi language
मोलवीmolavi89.93
मौलवीmaulavi7.19
मोलालीmolali0.72
मोलबीmolabi0.72

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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 Molvi
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