Taqvi Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Taqvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taqvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5931:301,2546,318
United Arab Emirates1791:51,1865,048
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales61:515,75523,171
Oman51:737,5946,889
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Taqvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taqvi (Hindi: तकवी, Marathi: तकवी) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taqvi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 308,515th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,958,746 people. The last name Taqvi occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Taqvi live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 301,254. In Pakistan Taqvi is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 81 percent reside, Punjab, where 11 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.

Taqvi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Taqvi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning $33,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.85% more than the national average, earning $61,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taquvi912/
Taqbi80363/
Takvi80100/
Taqva807/
Taqve802/
Taqvy801/
Taqvee731/
Thaqbi731/
Takviy731/
Takvyi731/
Taqves731/
Takhvai674/

Taqvi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taqvi in the Marathi language
तकवीtakavi-
Taqvi in the Hindi language
तकवीtakavi50
तक़वीtaqavi44.44
तक्वीtakvi5.56

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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 Taqvi
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