Surname Навави (Nawawi 
, Навави 
) , globally, is a common last name. The cognomen Навави is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Indonesia, and Brunei. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Навави is the forename as well as the last name.