Mohs Surname

147,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Mohs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4971:242,12423,116
Germany1,0351:77,7839,849
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Costa Rica831:57,5911,247
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
India181:42,614,743461,117
Austria121:709,62061,025
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Mohs (1,714) may also be a first name.

Mohs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohs (Hindi: मो) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mohs is the 147,841st most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,434,863 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Mohs reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 185,478th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,714 people.

Mohs is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,497 people, or 1 in 242,124. In The United States Mohs is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 46 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 5 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Mohs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mohs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,994 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mohs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mohs surname are 2.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Mohs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moths89105/
Mohus8980/
Mohss8920/
Moohs898/
Mohsh893/
Moh's891/
Mos869,490/
Mohysh80410/
Mouths801/
Mohtse801/
Mothss801/
Mohijs801/
Moss75166,948/
Mose7539,486/
Moos7518,209/
Most758,793/
Moch756,293/
Mous755,339/
Mois753,477/
Mosz75630/
Mosh75601/
Moys75558/
Mahs75394/
Mots75280/
Muos75128/
Moës75123/
Mojs7588/
Mhas7524/
Moås7515/
Mosd7513/
Hmos756/
Moïs756/
Mosp755/
Mods755/
Moxh753/
Mgos753/
Moîs752/
Moxs752/
'Mos751/
Mmos751/
Mohsová733/
Mohsche732/
Mohtshe732/
Mothsch731/
Mohhyss731/
Muohous731/
Moise67116,854/
Mouse6750,616/
Moshe6718,466/
Mosse6715,310/
Moïse6714,983/
Mhase678,369/
Moose675,552/
Moche675,546/
Mosch674,372/
Moyse673,965/
Mahas673,713/
Maahs672,353/
Mouss672,141/
Moish671,848/
Motse671,182/
Moots671,155/
Mouch67868/
Motts67709/
Moist67677/
Moîse67391/
Maths67319/
Moust67307/
Motch67284/
Moiss67194/
Modse67144/
Mauhs67104/
Moyst6797/
Mooss6778/
Moush6777/
Moosz6774/
Moysh6765/
Moosh6746/
Moits6742/
Mothsche6741/
Mosce6739/
Mooch6731/
Mahsh6726/
Mmose6722/
Moods6720/
Mhose6720/
Mosst6714/
Moich6713/
Muoch6713/
Mouts6711/
Mochh6711/
Mhosh679/
Moszt676/
Mosås675/
Mossh675/
Moshd674/
Mhasp674/
Mosph674/
Mouds673/
Moïss673/
Mohtsche673/
Mhass672/
Muots672/
Mmous672/
Mhads672/
Moëst672/
Mochz672/
Hmods672/
Mmoss672/
Moids672/
Moohouse671/
Mazhs671/
Moscz671/
Moost671/
Mousp671/
Mostt671/
Moisz671/
Mojsh671/
Mojst671/
Modss671/
Motsh671/
Mosht671/
Mashs671/
Mousz671/
Moëss671/
Mhods671/
Mhots671/
Moiës671/
Muose671/
Mohce671/
Mossd671/
Mosth671/
Mhous671/
Mahst671/
Mosss670/
Moujs670/
Mosds670/

Mohs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mohs in the Hindi language
मोmo-

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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 Mohs
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