Explore the Family Name Naqvi

The meaning of Naqvi

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): surname denoting descent from or association with ʿAli al-Naqī, the tenth imam of the Shiites (died 868), from an Urdu derivative of the name Naqī, which is from Arabic naqī ‘pure, clean’. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Syed, Ali, Haider, Irfan, Mohsin, Nasim, Nazar, Raza, Saiyid, Shams, Abbas, Adnan.

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How common is the last name Naqvi in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Naqvi has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Naqvi was ranked 25,466th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the rank of 15,278th. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a significant rise from 912 in 2000 to 1,922 in 2010, marking an increase of over 110%. Similarly, the proportion of people named Naqvi per 100,000 increased by 91.18%, growing from 0.34 to 0.65.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,466	#15,278	40.01%
Count	912	1,922	110.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.65	91.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Naqvi

When discussing the ethnicity of those bearing the Naqvi surname, we see a shift in the data from the Decennial U.S. Census as well. The majority identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 83.33% in 2000 to 89.23% in 2010. However, those who identified as having two or more ethnicities decreased from 9.21% to 4.37%. There was also a decrease in the percentage of those who identified as White, dropping from 6.36% to 4.79%. Interestingly, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase, going up from 0.66% to 0.88%. No changes were noted for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.33%	89.23%	7.08%
White	6.36%	4.79%	-24.69%
Two or More Races	9.21%	4.37%	-52.55%
Hispanic	0.66%	0.88%	33.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%