Cognomen ناوي (Nawi 
, ناوي 
, Naoie 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The surname ناوي is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Brunei, and Tunisia, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Morocco. Very seldom, ناوي is the forename as well as the last name.