Mousawi Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Mousawi 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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Mousawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
England391:1,428,66862,556
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Mousawi (26) may also be a first name.

Mousawi 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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Mousawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mousawi is most common in Morocco. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mousawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Mousawi reside; 46 percent reside in North Africa and 46 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Besides Morocco it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 13 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Mousawi Last Name Statistics demography

Mousawi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 133.69% more than the national average, earning $100,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moussawi93850/
Mosawi92743/
Musawi92679/
Mousavi86422,079/
Mousawy862,211/
Moosawi86216/
Mossawi86148/
Musahwi8634/
Mussawi8623/
Mousawa8619/
Mushawi8617/
Musawwi868/
Musawip865/
Moisawi865/
Moesawi863/
Mousabi861/
Mutsawi861/
Musawai861/
Musawie861/
Moshawi861/
Musawiz861/
Moussavi80833/
Mousavie809/
Moussawa808/
Moussawy805/
Moesahwi804/
Mousavid802/
Mousabih802/
Mousaavi802/
Muyasawi801/
Moutsavi801/
Mousavis801/
Mousaviz801/
Moussabi801/
Mutshawi801/
Mousavei801/
Mousavii801/
Mousavij801/
Motshawi801/
Masawi7711,322/
Musawa773,682/
Musavi772,662/
Musabi772,188/
Mosabi771,464/
Mosavi77374/
Mosawa77171/
Mosawy7759/
Musawe7744/
Mujawi7717/
Mosawe7710/
Musowi779/
Mozawi772/
Mosowi771/
Muzawi771/
Musawy771/
Moussabih75342/
Moussawer7534/
Moussawee757/
Moussaway753/
Moussavis751/
Mousahabi751/
Mushawish751/
Mashawi711,197/
Moosavi711,139/
Musaiwa71989/
Moshabi71657/
Mushavi71287/
Massawi71258/
Mushawa71251/
Moshawa71149/
Musaabi71141/
Mutsavi71121/
Mosaybi71104/
Mushabi71103/
Musabih7173/
Mosavid7163/
Mossavi7159/
Mousovi7141/
Musabai7135/
Mussavi7128/
Mushawe7124/
Mouzawa7120/
Masawai7118/
Moshavi7117/
Mouzabi7117/
Moshawe7116/
Mousavy7115/
Mosavie7114/
Mosiawa7114/
Mosaway7113/
Masawoi718/
Muzhawi717/
Musaivi717/
Musowwi716/
Musavyi716/
Mausavi715/
Musaboi714/
Mossawy714/
Muosabi714/
Musawwa714/
Muusavi714/
Musabhi714/
Moussavieh713/
Musaibi713/
Musaubi713/
Mosabih713/
Musaawa713/
Muosavi713/
Musaiva712/
Muchawi712/
Moshowi712/
Mussabi712/
Mahsawi712/
Masaawi712/
Mosiawe712/
Mosavei712/
Motsowi712/
Mausabi711/
Mosaboi711/
Moosabi711/
Mouzavi711/
Musawwe711/
Mujawai711/
Masawei711/
Masawis711/
Motsavi711/
Mousabe711/
Mousave711/
Mosgowi711/
Mossabi711/
Musaswe711/
Modjawi711/
Mosaibi711/
Musavei711/
Musavid711/
Moisabi711/
Mosabhi711/
Maujawi711/
Mochawi711/
Musabhai67183/
Mushaiwa67160/
Miyosawa6786/
Moossavi6746/
Moseabai6721/
Mussahwa6720/
Mushavhi6720/
Mushaweh6711/
Moussavy6711/
Mushaway6710/
Mushaboi677/
Mutshavi675/
Masahwoi674/
Musahabi674/
Moshawer674/
Mossawer673/
Moussabe673/
Moosavie673/
Mashahwi672/
Mosahabi672/
Moussovi672/
Mushabyi672/
Mashawie671/
Mosabhai671/
Mosavich671/
Moshowoi671/
Moussave671/
Mushavio671/
Musaihwa671/
Musaijwa671/
Mushahwe671/
Mutshawe671/
Massawai671/
Mousaoue671/
Mousaved671/
Mosgowoi671/
Mossavai671/
Modziawi671/
Maussawa671/
Moosavei671/
Moosavii671/
Modsaway671/
Moshaweh671/
Mushawer671/
Mujawidh671/
Musavibp671/
Motshavi671/
Mossabih671/
Moshavhi671/
Mutsaiwy671/
Mussavii671/
Miyasawi671/
Musshawa670/
Moseiwie670/

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