Surname ناوى (Nawi 
, ناوى 
) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen ناوى 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, ناوى is the forename as well as the last name.