Moises Forename
1,566th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 626,794 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea
Moises Forename User-submission:
Moises is a Spanish variant of the Biblical name Moses. It is the name of a Christian, Islamic and Jewish prophet from Goshen, Egypt, who led the Israelites to Mount Sinai across the Red Sea. Variants include Moses in English, Mousa and Musa in Arabic, Moshe in Hebrew, Moishe in Yiddish and Movses in Armenian.
Moises Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 100% | 166,576 | 1:745 | 146 |
| Brazil | 100% | 144,882 | 1:1,479 | 234 |
| Peru | 100% | 50,906 | 1:625 | 113 |
| Philippines | 99% | 32,329 | 1:3,279 | 602 |
| United States | 100% | 29,642 | 1:12,231 | 1,220 |
| Colombia | 100% | 25,855 | 1:1,848 | 269 |
| Spain | 100% | 22,111 | 1:2,104 | 281 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 21,935 | 1:1,377 | 218 |
| Chile | 100% | 16,600 | 1:1,061 | 202 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 15,871 | 1:1,015 | 219 |
| Mozambique | - | 12,960 | 1:2,102 | 468 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 12,098 | 1:876 | 218 |
| El Salvador | - | 9,842 | 1:644 | 118 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 9,207 | 1:654 | 120 |
| Honduras | 100% | 8,697 | 1:1,014 | 177 |
| Ecuador | - | 8,308 | 1:2,134 | 335 |
| Argentina | 100% | 8,082 | 1:5,292 | 487 |
| Panama | 100% | 6,939 | 1:563 | 79 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 5,936 | 1:1,757 | 278 |
| Cuba | - | 4,789 | 1:2,403 | 363 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2,803 | 1:1,701 | 326 |
| Angola | 100% | 2,699 | 1:9,991 | 1,166 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 2,148 | 1:530 | 147 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,282 | 1:24,035 | 3,052 |
| Paraguay | 99% | 1,172 | 1:6,175 | 793 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 282 | 1:12,155 | 835 |
| Ghana | - | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| South Africa | 100% | 241 | 1:226,277 | 14,050 |
| Poland | 100% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 236 | 1:15,044 | 806 |
| England | 93% | 168 | 1:330,970 | 8,113 |
| Belize | 100% | 160 | 1:2,214 | 507 |
| Canada | 100% | 136 | 1:243,628 | 8,544 |
| Indonesia | - | 106 | 1:2,433,620 | 118,562 |
| France | 100% | 105 | 1:633,051 | 6,119 |
| Namibia | - | 100 | 1:24,042 | 2,039 |
| Thailand | 100% | 91 | 1:769,954 | 31,294 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 89 | 1:829,524 | 25,650 |
| Germany | 100% | 79 | 1:1,223,771 | 8,758 |
| Israel | 95% | 74 | 1:113,553 | 4,644 |
| India | 100% | 66 | 1:18,407,242 | 447,665 |
| Suriname | - | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Sweden | 100% | 63 | 1:156,475 | 5,916 |
| Aruba | - | 42 | 1:2,471 | 502 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 41 | 1:4,683 | 770 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 36 | 1:469,502 | 11,829 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 36 | 1:228,153 | 5,031 |
| Guam | - | 31 | 1:5,182 | 901 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 20 | 1:1,080,525 | 27,973 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Ireland | 100% | 19 | 1:244,396 | 4,129 |
| Japan | - | 19 | 1:6,736,108 | 30,453 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 18 | 1:1,320,538 | 43,414 |
| Cape Verde | - | 16 | 1:33,072 | 1,892 |
| Andorra | - | 14 | 1:5,920 | 470 |
| Congo | 100% | 13 | 1:385,323 | 7,484 |
| Denmark | - | 13 | 1:434,577 | 7,147 |
| Norway | 100% | 13 | 1:394,795 | 7,741 |
| Belgium | 100% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 11 | 1:9,977 | 1,310 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Iceland | 100% | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 6 | 1:937,928 | 8,462 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 6 | 1:5,074,990 | 119,899 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Singapore | - | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Finland | 57% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Scotland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Burundi | 100% | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Moisés (133,525), Moïses (9), Moíses (7), Móises (4), Moisês (2), Moisës (1) & Moisès (1) are calculated separately.
Moises (65,288) may also be a surname.
Moises Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Moises is a Spanish variant of the Biblical name Moses. It is the name of a Christian, Islamic and Jewish prophet from Goshen, Egypt, who led the Israelites to Mount Sinai across the Red Sea. Variants include Moses in English, Mousa and Musa in Arabic, Moshe in Hebrew, Moishe in Yiddish and Movses in Armenian.
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Moises Demographics
Average Male Moises Height
171.49 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 2,441 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Moises Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moises in the Russian language | ||
| Моисес | moises | - |
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