El Mossaoui Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Mossaoui Surname User-submission:

El Mossaoui is a surname of Arabic origin. In Arabic, el is a prefix used in many surnames and it means 'the'. Mossaoui (also spelled Moussaoui or Mossawi) is derived from the Arabic name Musa, which means 'Moses'.

Therefore, El Mossaoui means 'the family of Moses'.

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El Mossaoui Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Mossaoui Surname Meaning

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El Mossaoui is a surname of Arabic origin. In Arabic, el is a prefix used in many surnames and it means 'the'. Mossaoui (also spelled Moussaoui or Mossawi) is derived from the Arabic name Musa, which means 'Moses'.

Therefore, El Mossaoui means 'the family of Moses'. It is possible that their ancestors were descendants of someone named Moses or that they lived in an area associated with the name Moses.

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El Mossaoui Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Mossaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El Mossaoui occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Mossaoui? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Mossaoui is the 1,044,719th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. El Mossaoui is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of El Mossaoui live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb.

El Mossaoui is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Besides Morocco it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found.

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El Moussaoui9612,791/
El Mosaoui951/
El Moussaouii921/
El Mousaoui91312/
El Messaoui91148/
El Massaoui912/
El-Moussaoui87337/
El Moussaouy87205/
El Mahssaoui871/
El Masaoui862/
El Mousaouy829/
El-Mousaoui821/
El Mesaouy76136/
El Maazaoui73206/
El Mazzaoui73136/
El-Mousaouy731/
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