Moby Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Moby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Moby (741) may also be a first name.
Moby Demographics
Average Moby Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moby (Russian: Мобы) is found most in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 657,184th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Moby are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 40 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 302,221st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 741 people.
This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Excluding Egypt this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.
Moby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Moby last name grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moby Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Moby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 32.87% less than the national average, earning 232,339 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moby Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moby in the Russian language | ||
| Мобы | moby | - |
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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
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- 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 Moby
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