All around the world, موسوي (Moussaoui 
, Mousavi 
, موسوي 
) is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently female first name. The first name موسوي is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly name, Morocco, and Tunisia, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Algeria, Morocco, and Iraq. Predominantly, موسوي is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Moussaoui | Morocco, France, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Algeria |
| Mousavi | Kuwait, France, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran |
| موسوي | Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria, Iran |
| Mousawi | Morocco, France, Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran |