Moosavi Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Moosavi Surname User-submission:

Musavi is a Persian name, most prevalent in Iran, Iraq and Bahrain. Musavi are sayyids, descendants of the Prophet Muhammed. Members of this family include Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (former Iranian Supreme Leader), Mir Hossein Mousavi (Last PM of Iran), and Abbas Al Musawi (leader of Hezbollah until 1992).

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Moosavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:1,129,15681,316
India1761:4,358,326114,799
Iran1651:465,34928,356
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Moosavi (22) may also be a first name.

Moosavi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Musavi is a Persian name, most prevalent in Iran, Iraq and Bahrain. Musavi are sayyids, descendants of the Prophet Muhammed. Members of this family include Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (former Iranian Supreme Leader), Mir Hossein Mousavi (Last PM of Iran), and Abbas Al Musawi (leader of Hezbollah until 1992).

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The Moosavi surname is derived from an Arabic word, which means 'the follower of Moses' (Arabic pronunciation of the prophet Moses is Moosa). Because the seventh Shiite Imam, which their root belongs to, had same name, they are called Moosavi, where vi is a suffix, meaning 'the followers'.

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Moosavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moosavi (Marathi: मूसवी) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moosavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,350th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Moosavi are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moosavi is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 22 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 26 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Moosavi is found in 46 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.

Moosavi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moosavi surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moosavi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.1% more than the national average, earning $57,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moossavi9346/
Moosavie933/
Moosavei931/
Moosavii931/
Mosavi92374/
Moosavieh885/
Mousavi86422,079/
Moosawi86216/
Mosavid8663/
Mossavi8659/
Moosavy8626/
Moshavi8617/
Mosavie8614/
Moosave869/
Muosavi863/
Mosavei862/
Mosaevi861/
Moosabi861/
Motsavi861/
Moussavi80833/
Mousavie809/
Moosavee804/
Mousavid802/
Mousaavi802/
Mosavich801/
Moutsavi801/
Mousavis801/
Mousaviz801/
Mossavai801/
Mousavei801/
Mousavii801/
Mousavij801/
Motshavi801/
Moshavhi801/
Musavi772,662/
Mosabi771,464/
Mosawi77743/
Masavi77461/
Mosovi77400/
Mosavy7733/
Mocovi7721/
Müsavi7719/
Mojavi7715/
Mosave7713/
Mosevi775/
Mozavi771/
Mosava771/
Mūsavi771/
Moosabhai753/
Moussavis751/
Moshabi71657/
Motsabi71632/
Mousawi71383/
Mushavi71287/
Massavi71157/
Mossawi71148/
Mutsavi71121/
Mosaybi71104/
Mashavi7165/
Mousovi7141/
Mussavi7128/
Mousavy7115/
Mochavi7112/
Mocovei7110/
Musaivi717/
Mousevi717/
Mosaver716/
Musavyi716/
Mausavi715/
Moisawi715/
Muosabi714/
Muusavi714/
Mosiabi714/
Moussavieh713/
Mosabih713/
Moscovi713/
Moesawi713/
Moyshavich712/
Mosavee712/
Mosovie712/
Mozovoi712/
Mosievi711/
Matsavi711/
Mhasavi711/
Mosaboi711/
Mousabi711/
Mouzavi711/
Mozgovi711/
Masoovi711/
Masavii711/
Masavis711/
Mousave711/
Mossabi711/
Mosaibi711/
Mohsabi711/
Moshawi711/
Musavei711/
Musavid711/
Moisabi711/
Mosabhi711/
Motshabi678,864/
Moussawi67850/
Moschovi67181/
Mouzouvi6793/
Mosovich6772/
Moshaver6768/
Mots'abi6756/
Mozgovoi6739/
Massavie6735/
Mojovich6734/
Mot'sabi6723/
Moseabai6721/
Mushavhi6720/
Motsabei6718/
Mozgovyi6714/
Mothsabi6714/
Moussavy6711/
Moitsabi6711/
Moshovis6710/
Moscovoi678/
Mutshavi675/
Moesahwi674/
Mashhavi674/
Mozgoviy673/
Moiseevi672/
Moosabee672/
Mosahabi672/
Moussovi672/
Moussevi672/
Mousaiba672/
Mohshabi672/
Mousabih672/
Mashaivi671/
Mashasvi671/
Mashavai671/
Mosabhai671/
Moossoba671/
Moussave671/
Mushavio671/
Mushoovi671/
Masavith671/
Mousaved671/
Moussabi671/
Mozovich671/
Mosgovoi671/
Mossaver671/
Musavibp671/
Matshavi671/
Motsaabi671/
Motshawi671/
Mossabih671/
Moshabie671/
Moshovoi671/
Mussavii671/
Mahshavi671/

Moosavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moosavi in the Marathi language
मूसवीmusavi-

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