Moe Surname

1,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Moe Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) Dweller on the heath or low land.

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Moe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar373,7581:13926
United States15,6191:23,2062,919
Norway7,4551:69047
Thailand1,6661:42,4004,743
Indonesia7441:177,75417,164
Canada7421:49,6576,027
Cambodia7301:21,2151,335
Singapore5011:10,993554
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates3981:23,0212,622
Australia3691:73,1598,608
Sweden3031:32,4982,649
Denmark2931:19,2651,919
India1991:3,854,600106,004
Congo1891:26,3972,849
Iran1711:449,02127,694
England1701:327,75324,219
French Polynesia1351:2,080412
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Malaysia1171:252,08714,235
Papua New Guinea1151:70,9029,258
Guyana1031:7,4001,208
Barbados921:3,124468
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Trinidad and Tobago671:20,3582,366
Solomon Islands571:10,1761,762
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
American Samoa391:1,430249
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Ireland211:224,2358,707
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Belgium151:766,44363,354
China151:91,154,7714,767
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
France81:8,302,840321,660
Guam81:20,0153,029
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Belize61:59,2462,743
Oman61:614,6626,082
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tonga41:26,828461
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2061:41,6414,871

The alternate forms: Moè (1), Moé (1) & Mõé (1) are calculated separately.

Moe (659,392) may also be a first name.

Moe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) Dweller on the heath or low land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Old English.) Large, tall, great.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mou or Moe means 'liquor', 'wine' or 'alcohol'. It's origin is from an ethnic tribe named Dinka from South Sudan.

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Moe Last Name Facts

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

Moe (Hindi: मोे, Marathi: मोरे) is found in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Moè, Moé or Mõé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moe.

How Common Is The Last Name Moe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moe is the 1,338th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,959 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Moe reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Moe is also the 1,486th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 659,392 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Myanmar, where it is borne by 373,758 people, or 1 in 139. Not including Myanmar Moe exists in 122 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Moe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moe last name are 3.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Moe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning 348,247 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 150.42% more than the national average, earning R 595,092 per year; in United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moè891/
Moé891/
Moye8617,278/
Moet8610,818/
Moed8610,424/
Moes866,918/
Mohe863,858/
Mooe863,612/
Moez863,505/
Moje863,187/
Mowe862,092/
Moey861,875/
Moue861,292/
Moea861,125/
Moer86281/
Moie86249/
Moeh86205/
Moee8672/
Muoe8653/
Mmoe8651/
Mhoe8627/
Moeß8617/
Mgoe867/
Moep864/
Mo'e861/
Mõé781/
Mohey7516,782/
Mohie7512,450/
Moyes755,847/
Mohye751,720/
Moyet751,102/
Mogge75749/
Mgoye75628/
Moues75571/
Mohei75563/
Mooet75495/
Moied75328/
Moedt75312/
Moest75243/
Mouhe75240/
Mouje75215/
Moeys75179/
Mouet75166/
Moyed75140/
Mogie75135/
Moheh75128/
Mo'ez75122/
Mooey75118/
Moess75104/
Mooer7596/
Moeij7595/
Moetz7589/
Moyye7587/
Moței7585/
Moiye7584/
Mojee7584/
Moies7577/
Moyeh7571/
Mouye7562/
Mowie7561/
Moije7559/
Mojeh7556/
Moweh7546/
Moyez7543/
Mooye7534/
Mmohe7533/
Moezz7533/
Moiez7531/
Meyoe7529/
Mouez7528/
Moyee7526/
Mmoye7526/
Mmuoe7525/
Moued7521/
Mowed7520/
Maoue7517/
Mohhe7517/
Mojhe7516/
Mohwe7516/
Mhoer7515/
Mooes7514/
Mohje7513/
Moyie7513/
Mhowe7511/
Moett7511/
Mooie7511/
Maioe7511/
Moyje758/
Mgoje757/
Moeej757/
Moiet757/
Miyoe757/
Mooed757/
Mojie757/
Moesh756/
Mojge755/
Mojje755/
Moedh755/
Muoje755/
Moets754/
Mooje754/
Moe'e754/
Mhoye754/
Mouie753/
Moihe753/
'Muoe753/
Muoei752/
Mouee752/
Moepp752/
Muoed752/
Muoye752/
Moeyo752/
Mowee751/
Moy'e751/
Moyhe751/
Mohve751/
Mohej751/
Moeia751/
Moeyz751/
Mooez751/
Moueh751/
Mouée751/
Moyep751/
Moïye751/
Mgoue751/
Mooei751/
Moheu751/
Mmoez751/
Mo'er751/
Mmoue751/
Mmowe751/
Moiie751/
Hmowe751/
Moerr750/
Mooee750/
Moech750/
Mou671,415,785/
Mei671,162,618/
Moi6773,528/
Moo6741,989/
Moy6736,869/
Mae6727,455/
Mee6725,977/
Moa6721,480/
Mea6715,044/
Mey6712,723/
Mie679,199/
Mue674,033/
Moj671,778/
Mãe671,358/
Meu67838/
Moyeed67775/
Mej67767/
Mäe67572/
Mye67489/
Mahoue67413/
Moyett67205/
Mouyet67136/
Moheey67123/
Mohiee67122/
Moiett67107/
Moojee6794/
Mouett6762/
Moğ6752/
Moyije6750/
Moyies6749/
Mohoue6736/
Moejoh6735/
Mayhoe6726/
Moedts6726/
Mojahe6726/
Mayoeh6721/
Moľ6719/
Maoued6719/
Mão6717/
Moieed6714/
Mouhie6711/
Moyyee678/
Moujed677/
Muoett677/
Mooyed676/
Moiyed676/
Mojied676/
Moyees675/
Moohey675/
Moheej674/
Moogie674/
Mouies674/
Mohyie674/
Moyeez673/
Mojiea673/
Moyesh673/
Mooher673/
Maouhe673/
Mojjed673/
Mâe673/
Moeijs673/
Moyess673/
Mahoey672/
Moehie672/
Moieau672/
Moihes672/
Mhouje672/
Mayohe672/
Mouedh672/
Moejeh672/
Mouyee672/
Mouyeh672/
Mouyep672/
Mo'eis672/
Moujee671/
Mojhes671/
Moohed671/
Moyier671/
Moyiez671/
Moieez671/
Moiesh671/
Moijeh671/
Mojije671/
Mojjej671/
Hmoied671/
Muoeić671/
Moiyee671/
Moheeh671/
Moieet671/
Moyahe671/
Măe671/
Moá671/
Maoueh671/
Mouesh671/
Moueth671/
Mougie671/
Mouyez671/
Mhaoue671/
Moiyes671/
Mojieh671/
Mojiez671/
Mohweh671/
Moijer671/
Moijes671/
Muouet671/
Moheat671/
Muyohe671/
Mhowes671/
Moyyed671/
Mouied671/
Hmojez671/
Maoues671/
Mohwee671/
Mooiez671/
Mohued671/
Mouiet671/
Moweth670/
Moiyer670/

Moe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moe in the Hindi language
मोेmoe90.57
मोे़moe3.02
मोmo3.02
मॉेmoe0.13
मो़ेmoe0.13
Moe in the Marathi language
मोरेmore90
मोटेmote10

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