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, Algeria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, France |
| Mousavi | Iran, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq, France |
| موسوي | Iran, Syria, Algeria, Afghanistan, Iraq |
| Mousawi | Iran, Morocco, Algeria, Afghanistan, France |