Musawi Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameMusawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
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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Average Musawi Salary in
United States
$33,566 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Musawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musawi is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musawi? popularity and diffusion
Musawi is the 488,458th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. The last name Musawi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Musawi reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Musawi is also the 372,032nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 516 people.
It is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Aside from Bangladesh this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found 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.
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Footnotes
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