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Naqvi Name Meaning

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’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Nagi, Nanni, Nazir, Salvi, Ravi, Sani, Nave, Navia, Naquin, Jarvi

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Between 1993 and 2004, in the United States, Naqvi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Naqvi in 1993 was 62, and 72 in 2004.

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