Naqwi Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Naqwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naqwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6901:258,9045,769
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England61:9,286,343223,652
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Naqwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naqwi (Hindi: नक़वी) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 451,630th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Naqwi are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 258,904. In Pakistan Naqwi is most frequent in: Punjab, where 61 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naqwai915/
Naquwi912/
Naqwei911/
Naqwie911/
Naqui80814/
Nakwi8076/
Naqwe8031/
Nagwi8011/
Naqwy803/
Nasqui73283/
Nhakwi73267/
Naquid73134/
Nagwai7364/
Naquit7329/
Nakwii7329/
Naquis7328/
Naqwee7311/
Nakwei737/
Naqway736/
Nagwie733/
Naquai733/
Naquie733/
Ngaqui733/
Nakwai732/
Naquoi732/
Naquei732/
Nakwit732/
Nakqui731/
Naiqui731/
Nakhwi731/
Naakwi731/
Naquyi731/
Naqwey731/
Neaquoi6756/
Naghwai6712/
Nayquoi675/
Nakwuit671/
Nakwijt671/
Naagwai671/
Ngakwui671/
Ngakwih671/
Nagquie671/
Nankwiy671/
Nangwoi671/
Nanquoi671/

Naqwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naqwi in the Hindi language
नक़वीnaqavi-

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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 Naqwi
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