Naqvi Surname
Approximately 81,637 people bear this surname
Naqvi Surname User-submission:
The Naqvi surname comes from the Arabic word naqi, which means 'pure clean'. Naqvi is mainly a Shia Islamic surname.
Naqvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 63,142 | 1:2,829 | 346 |
| India | 4,309 | 1:178,015 | 10,914 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,051 | 1:3,003 | 381 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,822 | 1:10,934 | 1,522 |
| United States | 2,321 | 1:156,165 | 15,962 |
| England | 1,581 | 1:35,242 | 4,649 |
| Canada | 1,031 | 1:35,738 | 4,559 |
| Oman | 809 | 1:4,559 | 655 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Kuwait | 463 | 1:8,209 | 1,130 |
| Qatar | 359 | 1:6,568 | 697 |
| Israel | 184 | 1:46,509 | 6,196 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| Thailand | 109 | 1:648,058 | 109,152 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Norway | 62 | 1:82,940 | 11,515 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Denmark | 35 | 1:161,278 | 13,908 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Naqvi (547) may also be a first name.
Naqvi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Naqvi surname comes from the Arabic word naqi, which means 'pure clean'. Naqvi is mainly a Shia Islamic surname.
- laibazrNaqvi Demographics
Average Naqvi Salary in
United States
$52,050 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Naqvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naqvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naqvi (Hindi: नकवी, Marathi: नकवी) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naqvi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naqvi is the 6,934th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 89,268 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Naqvi live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Naqvi is also the 360,211th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 547 people.
Naqvi is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 63,142 people, or 1 in 2,829. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 44 percent reside, Sindh, where 39 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 6 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Naqvi is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside.
Naqvi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Naqvi surname are 8.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.07% registered with the party.
The amount Naqvi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning 309,057 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.15% more than the national average, earning R 406,728 per year; in United States they earn 20.63% more than the national average, earning $52,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning $58,144 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naquvi | 91 | 48 | / |
| Naqvie | 91 | 18 | / |
| Naqvii | 91 | 13 | / |
| Naqvei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nazqvi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Naaqvi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naqvui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nakqvi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naqvai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naqqvi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naqvhi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naqvid | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnaqvi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nakvi | 80 | 4,011 | / |
| Naqbi | 80 | 262 | / |
| Naqve | 80 | 65 | / |
| Naqvy | 80 | 9 | / |
| Noqvi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Neqvi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naqva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naqvee | 73 | 68 | / |
| Nackvi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nakhvi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nakvit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naqvey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnakvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naykevi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nacvich | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nakvich | 67 | 1 | / |
Naqvi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naqvi in the Marathi language | ||
| नकवी | nakavi | 75.71 |
| नखवी | nakhavi | 9.6 |
| नाकवी | nakavi | 9.04 |
| नाकावी | nakavi | 2.26 |
| नक़िव | naqiva | 1.13 |
| नक़वी | naqavi | 1.13 |
| Naqvi in the Hindi language | ||
| नकवी | nakavi | 57.16 |
| नक़वी | naqavi | 34.04 |
| नक़वी | naqavi | 3.99 |
| नक्वी | nakvi | 2.46 |
| ऩक़वी | naqavi | 0.12 |
| नक़्वी | naqvi | 0.12 |
| नाक़वी | naqavi | 0.12 |
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