Nakavi Surname

136,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nakavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,2451:236,38413,812
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nakavi (237) may also be a first name.

Nakavi Last Name Facts

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

Nakavi (Hindi: नकवी, Marathi: नाकवी) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nakavi is the 136,909th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,224,526 people. Nakavi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nakavi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nakavi is also the 581,650th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 237 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 3,245 people, or 1 in 236,384. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 76 percent live, Rajasthan, where 16 percent live and Bihar, where 3 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakavi in the Hindi language
नकवीnakavi97.62
नक़वीnaqavi1.19
नकवी़nakavi0.48
नकबीnakabi0.24
नकावीnakavi0.24
Nakavi in the Marathi language
नाकवीnakavi60.98
नकवीnakavi29.27
नकिवnakiva9.76

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nakavi
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