Musavi Surname

163,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musavi 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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Musavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9101:24,1782,732
Iran1781:431,36227,001
Azerbaijan1331:72,5502,846
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Kazakhstan411:431,28033,089
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India401:19,176,635286,670
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway91:571,36544,190
England81:6,964,757184,742
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Müsavi (19) & Mūsavi (1) are calculated separately.

Musavi (452) may also be a first name.

Musavi 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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Musavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musavi (Georgian: მუსავი, Hindi: मूसवी, Marathi: मुसवी, Russian: Мусави) is most common in Kenya. It can occur as a variant: Müsavi or Mūsavi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musavi? popularity and diffusion

Musavi is the 163,213th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,737,621 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Musavi reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Musavi is also the 402,268th most widely held first name globally It is held by 452 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,910 people, or 1 in 24,178. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 59 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 9 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 5 percent are found.

Musavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Musavi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Musavi surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Musavi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.22% less than the national average, earning 289,944 kr per year and in United States they earn 50.97% more than the national average, earning $65,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müsavi9419/
Mūsavi941/
Mousavi92422,079/
Mushavi92287/
Mutsavi92121/
Mussavi9228/
Musaivi927/
Musaevi926/
Musavyi926/
Mausavi925/
Muusavi924/
Musavei921/
Musavid921/
Moussavi86833/
Mushavhi8620/
Mousavie869/
Mutshavi865/
Mousavid862/
Mousaavi862/
Mushavio861/
Moutsavi861/
Mousavis861/
Mousaviz861/
Mousavei861/
Mousavii861/
Mousavij861/
Musavibp861/
Mussavii861/
Musabi832,188/
Musawi83679/
Musava83566/
Musevi8359/
Musave8350/
Musovi839/
Musavy838/
Muzavi832/
Mujavi831/
Musavı831/
Misavi831/
Mutshavhi8029/
Moussavis801/
Mushava771,445/
Moosavi771,139/
Musaiwa77989/
Musabyi77416/
Mousawi77383/
Muchavi77268/
Mushave77244/
Musaabi77141/
Musampi77120/
Mushabi77103/
Musabih7773/
Mossavi7759/
Mousovi7741/
Musabai7735/
Musahwi7734/
Mussawi7723/
Musiabi7721/
Mushawi7717/
Moshavi7717/
Musaver7716/
Mousavy7715/
Mosavie7714/
Mussava7714/
Musovit779/
Mushovi778/
Musawwi778/
Mousevi777/
Musavay776/
Musaiba776/
Musawip775/
Musayva775/
Musaboi774/
Musabhi774/
Musaibi773/
Musaubi773/
Musavee773/
Muzaevi772/
Mutsave772/
Mishavi772/
Musgave772/
Musaiva772/
Musovis772/
Mutsabi772/
Mussabi772/
Mosavei772/
Mausabi771/
Maujavi771/
Mousabi771/
Mouzavi771/
Muzavai771/
Mutsawi771/
Musahve771/
Musawai771/
Mousave771/
Musawie771/
Muscovi771/
Musavaa771/
Musawiz771/
Moussavieh753/
Moussawi71850/
Mutshabi71203/
Musabhai71183/
Mushaiwa71160/
Moossavi7146/
Musaveer7134/
Musavaya7122/
Musovich7119/
Moussavy7111/
Mushaboi717/
Mutchavi715/
Musabich714/
Musahabi714/
Mushoviç713/
Misahavi713/
Moussovi712/
Moussevi712/
Mousaiba712/
Mushabyi712/
Mousabih712/
Moussave711/
Mushovie711/
Musovish711/
Musaihwa711/
Musaijwa711/
Mushaiba711/
Mushoovi711/
Mousaved711/
Moussabi711/
Mossavai711/
Mussaver711/
Mutshawi711/
Moosavei711/
Moosavii711/
Muchavhi711/
Moshavhi711/
Mudsavee711/
Mutsaiwy711/
Musauver711/
Musabe677,440/
Mucave676,802/
Musaba673,764/
Musawa673,682/
Museve672,310/
Musoba671,771/
Mosabi671,464/
Mosawi67743/
Mosovi67400/
Moussabih67342/
Musobi67272/
Muzabi67239/
Muzava67206/
Mujovi67200/
Mushavets6797/
Moussouvi6746/
Musawe6744/
Mosavy6733/
Musavhaya6732/
Mujawi6717/
Misawi6717/
Musowi679/
Mousovich677/
Musove674/
Mausovich673/
Musewi672/
Musaby672/
Misave672/
Muchavhai671/
Mushaveer671/
Mussaveer671/
Musiahbei671/
Mousahabi671/
Mousaveer671/
Mozavi671/
Muzawi671/
Mushawish671/
Müsabi671/
Muşovi671/
Mujavy671/
Musawy671/
Muzavy671/
Mizavi671/
Mushabitz670/

Musavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musavi in the Georgian language
მუსავიmusavi-
Musavi in the Hindi language
मूसवीmusavi66.67
मुसावीmusavi33.33
Musavi in the Marathi language
मुसवीmusavi61.54
मुसािवmusaiva30.77
मुसिवmusiva7.69
Musavi in the Russian language
Мусавиmusavi-

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