Moussavi Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Moussavi Surname User-submission:

This surname is Arabic, which means that those who have it are grandsons of Imam Moussa Kazem, who is the 7th Imam of Shiaa and grandson of the Prohet Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, which means that those who have this surname are descendants of the Prophet Mohammad.

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Moussavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Canada931:396,18935,081
France891:746,32392,306
Iran881:872,52942,309
England821:679,48938,951
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Sweden241:410,28229,154
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Moussavi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Arabic, which means that those who have it are grandsons of Imam Moussa Kazem, who is the 7th Imam of Shiaa and grandson of the Prohet Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, which means that those who have this surname are descendants of the Prophet Mohammad. The distribution of this surname is mainly in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.

- alimoussawi

Moussavi Last Name Facts

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

Moussavi is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moussavi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 417,348th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,748,555 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Moussavi reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 1,050,606. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 45 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Moussavi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moussavi last name are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moussavi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 51.07% more than the national average, earning $65,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.28% more than the national average, earning $76,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moussavis941/
Mousavi93422,079/
Mossavi9359/
Mussavi9328/
Moussavieh893/
Moussawi88850/
Moossavi8846/
Moussavy8811/
Mousavie889/
Moussovi882/
Mousavid882/
Mousaavi882/
Moussave881/
Moutsavi881/
Mousavis881/
Mousaviz881/
Moussabi881/
Mossavai881/
Mousavei881/
Mousavii881/
Mousavij881/
Mussavii881/
Musavi862,662/
Mosavi86374/
Moussabih82342/
Moussouvi8246/
Moosavi801,139/
Mousawi80383/
Mushavi80287/
Massavi80157/
Mossawi80148/
Mutsavi80121/
Mosavid8063/
Mousovi8041/
Mussawi8023/
Moshavi8017/
Mousavy8015/
Mosavie8014/
Mussava8014/
Musaivi807/
Musavyi806/
Mausavi805/
Muusavi804/
Muosavi803/
Mussabi802/
Mosavei802/
Mousabi801/
Mouzavi801/
Motsavi801/
Mousave801/
Mossabi801/
Musavei801/
Musavid801/
Massavie7535/
Mushavhi7520/
Moussoba7515/
Moussaba759/
Moussawa758/
Moussawy755/
Mutshavi755/
Moussabe753/
Moosavie753/
Mousaiba752/
Mousabih752/
Mosavich751/
Mushavio751/
Mousaved751/
Mossaver751/
Mussaver751/
Moosavei751/
Moosavii751/
Musavibp751/
Motshavi751/
Mossabih751/
Moshavhi751/
Musabi712,188/
Mosabi711,464/
Mosawi71743/
Musawi71679/
Musava71566/
Masavi71461/
Mosovi71400/
Musave7150/
Moussouba7149/
Moussawer7134/
Mosavy7133/
Mutshavhi7129/
Müsavi7119/
Mosave7113/
Musovi719/
Musavy718/
Moussawee717/
Mousovich717/
Moosavieh715/
Moussaway713/
Muzavi712/
Moussouwa712/
Mossovich711/
Mussaveer711/
Mousahabi711/
Mousaveer711/
Moussabay711/
Moussouve711/
Mozavi711/
Mosava711/
Musavı711/
Mūsavi711/
Mousawy672,211/
Mushava671,445/
Musaiwa67989/
Moshabi67657/
Motsabi67632/
Musabyi67416/
Muchavi67268/
Massawi67258/
Mushave67244/
Moosawi67216/
Musaabi67141/
Musampi67120/
Mosaybi67104/
Mushabi67103/
Mossaba6777/
Musabih6773/
Mashavi6765/
Massabi6747/
Massava6737/
Musabai6735/
Musahwi6734/
Massave6732/
Moosavy6726/
Musiabi6721/
Mossoba6719/
Mousawa6719/
Mushawi6717/
Mouzabi6717/
Musaver6716/
Mochavi6712/
Moosave679/
Mussaba679/
Musovit679/
Mushovi678/
Musawwi678/
Moussaouer677/
Musavay676/
Mosaver676/
Musaiba676/
Massavy676/
Musawip675/
Musayva675/
Moisawi675/
Maysavi675/
Musaboi674/
Mossawy674/
Muosabi674/
Musabhi674/
Mosiabi674/
Maisavi673/
Musaibi673/
Musaubi673/
Mosabih673/
Moesawi673/
Musavee673/
Mutsave672/
Moyshavich672/
Musgave672/
Musaiva672/
Musovis672/
Mutsabi672/
Mosavee672/
Mosovie672/
Mazouvi672/
Mausabi671/
Matsavi671/
Mhasavi671/
Mosaboi671/
Moosabi671/
Muzavai671/
Mutsawi671/
Musahve671/
Musawai671/
Masavii671/
Masavis671/
Mayshshavi671/
Mousabe671/
Musawie671/
Mussabe671/
Mosaibi671/
Mohsabi671/
Moshawi671/
Mussoba671/
Musavaa671/
Moisabi671/
Mosabhi671/
Mousoba671/
Musawiz671/

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