Nawi Surname

25,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Nawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia14,3801:2,051313
Indonesia3,4931:37,8614,388
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Papua New Guinea5831:13,9861,331
Philippines3791:267,11939,259
Iraq3671:95,4272,936
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Brunei2611:1,604309
Yemen1891:139,8167,226
Thailand1491:474,08383,094
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Iran1071:717,59437,363
Israel811:105,65012,007
Mauritania471:87,1255,595
India391:19,668,343291,059
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
France101:6,642,272293,169
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
England71:7,959,723202,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Ñawi (2) are calculated separately.

Nawi (13,701) may also be a first name.

Nawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawi (Arabic: ناوى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻭﻱ, Hindi: नवी) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Ñawi. For other possible spellings of Nawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawi is the 25,085th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 338,751 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nawi reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nawi is also the 49,398th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 13,701 people.

Nawi is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 14,380 people, or 1 in 2,051. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Kelantan, where 47 percent live, Terengganu, where 11 percent live and Selangor, where 11 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Nawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nawi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nawi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nawi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñawi922/
Nawai8912,607/
Nawoi89542/
Nahwi89422/
Gnawi89301/
Nawii89149/
Nawhi89137/
Naawi89101/
Nawei8992/
Nawiy8983/
Nawie8958/
Nawih8944/
Najwi8911/
Hnawi8911/
Naiwi8910/
Nauwi8910/
Nnawi898/
Nawui895/
Nawwi894/
Nhawi892/
Naewi891/
Neawi891/
Nahawi80349/
Naiwai8028/
Nahwai8021/
Nawaih8017/
Nahwis8014/
Na'awi8013/
Gnawui809/
Nnawii806/
Naweih804/
Nawich802/
Hnnawi802/
Nahwiy801/
Naiwei801/
Nawaij801/
Najwai801/
Neawii801/
Nhawii801/
Nnaawi801/
Naewii801/
Nauwie801/
Naweit801/
Nawgoi801/
Ngnawi801/
Ngawyi801/
Nawaai801/
Naweis801/
Nawijh801/
Nawwai801/
Ngawei801/
Nabi75601,832/
Navi7537,993/
Nawa7521,645/
Nawe753,809/
Newi75260/
Nowi75194/
Nawy75102/
Nawé751/
Nnawihe7319/
Nawuihe7316/
Nawaijs735/
Nnaewii731/
Nnaawii731/
Nnauwii731/
Nachwei731/
Nachwit731/
Naswaid731/
Nawoish731/
Nashwit731/
Nawej6729,887/
Nabih6724,865/
Nhavi6713,792/
Navid6713,026/
Naboi676,573/
Navhi676,545/
Naibi675,770/
Navio674,634/
Najwa673,696/
Nawaj672,329/
Navis672,070/
Nasui671,636/
Naive671,480/
Naway67940/
Nawój67779/
Nabhi67769/
Naibe67753/
Nabai67733/
Ngavi67704/
Nnawuihe67605/
Gnavi67451/
Nabei67418/
Naiwa67365/
Nnawe67354/
Nahvi67286/
Gnawe67275/
Naviy67266/
Navai67239/
Nauwe67223/
Naawa67207/
Naiva67192/
Navit67172/
Nauwa67162/
Navie67158/
Naybi67144/
Nowai67137/
Nouwi67122/
Nawoj67118/
Nawea67112/
Nawee67109/
Newai67100/
Naviz6793/
Nnowi6782/
Novai6779/
Návai6775/
Naubi6761/
Najvi6754/
Nevai6749/
Naabi6746/
Nhabi6745/
Nnawa6744/
Nabui6742/
Nobai6742/
Newie6738/
Naivi6737/
Nawaa6732/
Nowei6732/
Navii6726/
Nnabi6726/
Nehwi6725/
Navij6725/
Neawa6725/
Naiwe6722/
Navoi6722/
Naywa6721/
Naweh6719/
Naawe6719/
Nahwy6717/
Nowie6715/
Noiwi6714/
Nabij6712/
Nauvi6712/
Navei6712/
Nawoy6712/
Nawge6711/
Nnewi6711/
Newiy6711/
Nawwa6710/
Nasvi679/
Näwie679/
Naivy679/
Nowiz679/
Naewe678/
Naïbi678/
Naiby676/
Nnawuhie676/
Nawey675/
Nawep675/
Nahwe674/
Nnauwihe674/
Neewi674/
Natvi674/
Naawy674/
Hnawy674/
Naavi673/
Newei673/
Neawe673/
Hnawe673/
Hnavi672/
Navgi672/
Nayvi672/
Nnaweihe672/
Newii672/
Neuwi672/
Nowoi672/
Noswi672/
Naiui671/
Nhowi671/
Nnavi671/
Navyi671/
Navui671/
Nowiś671/
Nawje671/
Nawuj671/
Nawys671/
Neavi671/
Ngawy671/
Newui671/
Névai671/
Gnawy671/
Najui671/
Najwe671/
Newoi671/
Nowii671/

Nawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawi in the Hindi language
नवीnavi-
Nawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻭﻱalnawy61.11
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻭﻯalnawy38.89
Nawi in the Arabic language
ناوىnawy-
ناويnawy-

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