Family name Maulvi (Maulvi 
, مولوی 
, مولوي 
) , in all the world, is a common surname. The family name Maulvi is characteristic of Iran, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Syria, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Iran, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, Maulvi is the forename as well as the last name.