Musawi Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Musawi 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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Musawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Finland71:785,24338,644
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Musawi (516) may also be a first name.

Musawi 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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Musawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musawi is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,458th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,732,763 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Musawi reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 372,032nd most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 516 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Without taking into account Bangladesh it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and Iraq, where 6 percent reside.

Musawi Last Name Statistics demography

Musawi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.21% less than the national average, earning $33,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mousawi92383/
Musahwi9234/
Mussawi9223/
Mushawi9217/
Musawwi928/
Musawip925/
Mutsawi921/
Musawai921/
Musawie921/
Musawiz921/
Moussawi86850/
Mutshawi861/
Musawa833,682/
Musavi832,662/
Musabi832,188/
Mosawi83743/
Musawe8344/
Mujawi8317/
Misawi8317/
Musowi839/
Musewi832/
Muzawi831/
Musawy831/
Mushawish801/
Mousavi77422,079/
Mousawy772,211/
Musaiwa77989/
Mushavi77287/
Mushawa77251/
Moosawi77216/
Mossawi77148/
Musaabi77141/
Mishawi77139/
Mutsavi77121/
Mushabi77103/
Musabih7773/
Musabai7735/
Mussavi7728/
Mushawe7724/
Mousawa7719/
Missawi7718/
Muzhawi777/
Musaivi777/
Musaevi776/
Musowwi776/
Musavyi776/
Mausavi775/
Musaboi774/
Musawwa774/
Muusavi774/
Musabhi774/
Musaibi773/
Musaubi773/
Moesawi773/
Musaawa773/
Musaiva772/
Muchawi772/
Mussabi772/
Mausabi771/
Mousabi771/
Musawwe771/
Mujawai771/
Misauwi771/
Misawei771/
Musaswe771/
Moshawi771/
Musavei771/
Musavid771/
Maujawi771/
Moussavi71833/
Musabhai71183/
Mushaiwa71160/
Mussahwa7120/
Mushavhi7120/
Mushaweh7111/
Mushaway7110/
Mousavie719/
Moussawa718/
Mushaboi717/
Moussawy715/
Mutshavi715/
Moesahwi714/
Musahabi714/
Mihshawi714/
Mishhawi712/
Mousavid712/
Mushabyi712/
Mousabih712/
Mousaavi712/
Mushavio711/
Musaihwa711/
Musaijwa711/
Mushahwe711/
Mutshawe711/
Moutsavi711/
Mousavis711/
Mousaviz711/
Moussabi711/
Maussawa711/
Mousavei711/
Mousavii711/
Mousavij711/
Mushawer711/
Mujawidh711/
Musavibp711/
Mutsaiwy711/
Mussavii711/
Musshawa710/
Musabe677,440/
Musowe67876/
Musewe67725/
Musava67566/
Moussabih67342/
Musobi67272/
Muzabi67239/
Muzawa67226/
Mosawa67171/
Mosawy6759/
Musevi6759/
Musave6750/
Moussawer6734/
Mutshavhi6729/
Müsavi6719/
Mushowwie6717/
Mujawe6710/
Mosawe6710/
Musovi679/
Musavy678/
Moussawee677/
Moussaway673/
Misawe672/
Muzavi672/
Mozawi672/
Musaby672/
Misewi671/
Moussavis671/
Muzewi671/
Mujavi671/
Mizawi671/
Mousahabi671/
Mosowi671/
Musavı671/
Misavi671/
Müsabi671/
Mūsavi671/
Maussawer671/

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