Maosa Surname
Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname
Maosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,423 | 1:32,452 | 3,538 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Maosa (314) may also be a first name.
Maosa Demographics
Maosa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maosa (Arabic: معوسي) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maosa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,379th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,714,346 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maosa are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 314 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,423 people, or 1 in 32,452. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 48 percent live, Nyamira County, where 29 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya Maosa is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Maosa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Maosa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Maosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.77% less than the national average, earning R 24,300 per year and in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maosa in the Arabic language | ||
| معوسي | mwsy | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maosa
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