Moase Surname
Approximately 743 people bear this surname
Moase Surname Definition:
From vose, a ditch, intrenchment, wall, fortification; vôy vôza, foza, vose, id.; boza, bose, an intrenchment; fôz, fôs, a wall; from L. fossa, a ditch, moat, trench. Hence probably the names Boas, Boase, Boaz, Bice, Fice, Fos, Foss, Moose, Moysey (? ), Vause, Vice, Voaso, Voaz, Voce, Voice, Vos, Voss, Vossa, Voyce, Voysey(? ).
Read More About This SurnameMoase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 400 | 1:92,114 | 10,103 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Moase (15) may also be a first name.
Moase Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From vose, a ditch, intrenchment, wall, fortification; vôy vôza, foza, vose, id.; boza, bose, an intrenchment; fôz, fôs, a wall; from L. fossa, a ditch, moat, trench. Hence probably the names Boas, Boase, Boaz, Bice, Fice, Fos, Foss, Moose, Moysey (? ), Vause, Vice, Voaso, Voaz, Voce, Voice, Vos, Voss, Vossa, Voyce, Voysey(? ).
Philip and Beatrix Moaz or Moiaz, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Mose, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Moase Demographics
Average Moase Salary in
United States
$38,340 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moase is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moase? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 455,757th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,808,272 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Moase live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Moase is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 92,114. In Canada Moase is mostly found in: Ontario, where 45 percent live, Prince Edward Island, where 34 percent live and New Brunswick, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Moase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moase has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moase last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moase Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Moase are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moase earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.29% less than the national average, earning R 144,276 per year; in United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $48,554 CAD per year.
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