Naqvi Surname

6,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan63,1421:2,829346
India4,3091:178,01510,914
United Arab Emirates3,0511:3,003381
Saudi Arabia2,8221:10,9341,522
United States2,3211:156,16515,962
England1,5811:35,2424,649
Canada1,0311:35,7384,559
Oman8091:4,559655
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Kuwait4631:8,2091,130
Qatar3591:6,568697
Israel1841:46,5096,196
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Norway621:82,94011,515
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Austria141:608,24554,975
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Wales111:281,32115,850
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Palau11:21,643223
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

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.

- laibazr

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naquvi9148/
Naqvie9118/
Naqvii9113/
Naqvei912/
Nazqvi912/
Naaqvi911/
Naqvui911/
Nakqvi911/
Naqvai911/
Naqqvi911/
Naqvhi911/
Naqvid911/
Nnaqvi911/
Nakvi804,011/
Naqbi80262/
Naqve8065/
Naqvy809/
Noqvi804/
Neqvi804/
Naqva802/
Naqvee7368/
Nackvi7321/
Nakhvi739/
Nakvit732/
Naqvey731/
Nnakvi731/
Naykevi6719/
Nacvich674/
Nakvich671/

Naqvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naqvi in the Marathi language
नकवीnakavi75.71
नखवीnakhavi9.6
नाकवीnakavi9.04
नाकावीnakavi2.26
नक़िवnaqiva1.13
नक़वीnaqavi1.13
Naqvi in the Hindi language
नकवीnakavi57.16
नक़वीnaqavi34.04
नक़वीnaqavi3.99
नक्वीnakvi2.46
ऩक़वीnaqavi0.12
नक़्वीnaqvi0.12
नाक़वीnaqavi0.12

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