Naqavi Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Naqavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naqavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
India221:34,866,608408,224
England171:3,277,533109,658
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Naqavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naqavi (Hindi: नकवी) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqavi? popularity and diffusion

Naqavi is the 1,849,867th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Naqavi live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,060,088. In Pakistan Naqavi is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 57 percent reside, Sindh, where 23 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Naqavi is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakavi833,276/
Naqawi838/
Naqabi833/
Noqavi832/
Naqave832/
Neqavi831/
Nakhavi7783/
Nakaviy778/
Nakavii777/
Nakavih773/
Nakavid772/
Naikavi772/
Nakavip771/
Nakkavi771/
Nakaivi771/
Naqavee771/
Naikavai7110/
Nakhavai714/
Nakavich713/
Nacavich710/
Nakabi67851/
Nakave6741/
Nakava6738/
Nacava6727/
Nakawi6723/
Noqabi6721/
Naqabe6715/
Naqawe6711/
Naqawa6710/
Nakhavith678/
Naqawy678/
Nakhavais674/
Nacabi672/
Naqobi672/
Nacawi671/
Nakhavaip671/

Naqavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naqavi in the Hindi language
नकवीnakavi66.67
नक़वीnaqavi33.33

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Naqavi
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