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) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nakavi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakavi? popularity and diffusion

Nakavi is the 136,909th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,224,526 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nakavi reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nakavi is also the 581,650th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 237 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 3,245 people, or 1 in 236,384. In India Nakavi is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 76 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 16 percent are found and Bihar, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India Nakavi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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