Mois Surname

130,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Mois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,6051:12,5101,589
Jordan2661:33,2424,032
Germany2381:338,25833,254
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Palestine1191:38,2264,530
Yemen1031:256,5569,308
India991:7,748,135165,146
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Malaysia831:355,35218,862
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Iraq791:443,3127,666
France591:1,125,809120,603
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Chile281:629,16015,000
Haiti231:464,51810,761
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Cambodia181:860,3975,106
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
England121:4,643,172139,951
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Moiş (224), Moiș (118), Moïs (6) & Moîs (2) are calculated separately.

Mois (2,344) may also be a first name.

Mois Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mois (Arabic: مويز, Georgian: მოის, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Hindi: मोईस, Marathi: मोइस, Russian: Моис) is most common in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Moiş, Moiș, Moïs or Moîs. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mois? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,135th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,095,929 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Mois live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 153,603rd most widespread given name in the world, held by 2,344 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 1,605 people, or 1 in 12,510. In Romania it is most common in: Satu Mare County, where 45 percent are found, Maramureș County, where 38 percent are found and Cluj County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Mois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mois has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mois last name grew 198 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mois Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mois last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Sunni (71%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mois surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mois earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.38% less than the national average, earning €6,794 per year; in United States they earn 21.9% more than the national average, earning $52,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.97% less than the national average, earning $42,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moiş92224/
Moiș92118/
Moïs926/
Moîs922/
Moise89116,854/
Moish891,848/
Moist89677/
Moiss89194/
Moies8977/
Mojis8976/
Moits8942/
Moyis8922/
Moizs8922/
Moiés895/
Moios894/
Moids892/
Moisz891/
Moias891/
Moiës891/
Moi8673,528/
Mis8617,396/
Mos869,490/
Moisse801,609/
Moitse801,276/
Moishe80245/
Moyies8049/
Moisch8023/
Moyise8018/
Moiseș805/
Moihas804/
Mojish804/
Mouies804/
Moeijs803/
Moiese803/
Moihes802/
Moisss801/
Mooias801/
Mouios801/
Mowies801/
Moiesh801/
Mojizs801/
Moisce801/
Mojios801/
Moyist801/
Moitst801/
Mohijs801/
Moisth800/
Moss75166,948/
Mose7539,486/
Muis7521,837/
Moos7518,209/
Miss7511,112/
Most758,793/
Moji757,661/
Moiz757,449/
Moes756,918/
Mais756,519/
Meis756,297/
Mish755,751/
Mies755,748/
Moia755,732/
Mise755,430/
Mous755,339/
Moyi754,063/
Moid753,073/
Mohs752,993/
Moit752,806/
Moio752,548/
Moix752,319/
Mist751,897/
Moij751,723/
Mosz75630/
Mosh75601/
Moys75558/
Misz75534/
Mijs75334/
Mots75280/
Moih75263/
Mgoi75253/
Moie75249/
Moiy75162/
Muos75128/
Moës75123/
Mojs7588/
Mios7555/
Myos7532/
Moip7528/
Mmoi7524/
Moås7515/
Mosc7514/
Misd7514/
Moii7513/
Mosd7513/
Mhoi7510/
Mãos759/
Mihs757/
Hmos756/
Mosp755/
Mods755/
Misc753/
Hmis753/
Moià753/
Mgos753/
Mixs752/
Moxs752/
Misp752/
Misj751/
Mozs751/
Moić751/
Misė751/
'Mos751/
Mmos751/
Misx751/
Moisova73135/
Moisheh7310/
Moische735/
Moiisse734/
M'Oisse731/
Moieesh731/
Moiesse731/
Moissse731/
Mojisse731/
Mo672,791,493/
Mi671,427,498/
Mouse6750,616/
Moshe6718,466/
Mosse6715,310/
Moïse6714,983/
Mejos678,097/
Muise675,878/
Moyes675,847/
Moose675,552/
Meise674,830/
Misch674,445/
Mosch674,372/
Moyse673,965/
Misse673,430/
Mooij673,296/
Mohiy673,114/
Muoio672,352/
Maish672,226/
Mouss672,141/
Meijs672,084/
Mijas671,692/
Moggi671,533/
Maise671,480/
Majos671,451/
Meiss671,280/
Motse671,182/
Moots671,155/
Miess671,106/
Mayos671,064/
Mohyi67890/
Muijs67803/
Mohia67747/
Mouji67712/
Motts67709/
Moyyi67707/
Mijos67642/
Mijes67633/
Moues67571/
Mooyi67488/
Mojes67477/
Mhais67399/
Moîse67391/
Moied67328/
Moust67307/
Mhise67300/
Mojas67282/
Maiss67275/
Maios67248/
Mmoji67230/
Mohii67227/
Maias67206/
Mishe67205/
Miyas67192/
Mojos67183/
Moeys67179/
Mgoji67167/
Modse67144/
Moyas67142/
Mojic67139/
Mogie67135/
Moiyo67132/
Mowes67125/
Mojio67114/
Moitt67112/
Majis67112/
Mayis67105/
Moths67105/
Moess67104/
Moyst6797/
Moeij6795/
Meias6790/
Miehs6788/
Mouys6787/
Muios6781/
Mohus6780/
Maijs6779/
Mooss6778/
Moush6777/
Moosz6774/
Mgoyi6773/
Moijh6772/
Moyid6772/
Maius6772/
Moysh6765/
Meius6765/
Maits6764/
Moyos6762/
Mowie6761/
Moiha6760/
Moije6759/
Meist6758/
Mijts6758/
Moyij6753/
Meyos6753/
Moiho6750/
Mitse6747/
Moosh6746/
Meihs6743/
Misze6741/
Mohio6740/
Mosce6739/
Maihs6739/
Mohij6737/
Muies6737/
Moiah6736/
Meish6736/
Mojij6734/
Muoyi6734/
Moiez6731/
Moihi6728/
Mejis6726/
Muyis6726/
Mojiz6725/
Mmose6722/
Moods6720/
Moyio6720/
Mhose6720/
Myoyi6720/
Mohss6720/
Mmoyi6719/
Mujis6718/
Mooji6718/
Muits6717/
Misht6717/
Missh6717/
Mhoji6716/
Moihd6715/
Moizz6715/
Mosst6714/
Moich6713/
Moyie6713/
Miesz6712/
Maist6712/
Mojiy6711/
Mooie6711/
Muiss6711/
Meisz6711/
Mouts6711/
Moiaz6711/
Mijis6711/
Maais6710/
Moice679/
Moyiz679/
Muiis679/
Mhosh679/
M'Ies678/
Moohs678/
Mouio678/
Muish677/
Maies677/
Moiet677/
Maiis677/
Meies677/
Mojih677/
Maizs677/
Mojie677/
Meuis676/
Moiit676/
Moszt676/
Moesh676/
Moiaj675/
Moiad675/
Mhoyi675/
Muisc675/
Moiat675/
Mohji675/
Mosås675/
Mossh675/
Moissova674/
Muoji674/
Moyés674/
Moshd674/
Mosph674/
Mouie673/
Mouds673/
Hmoid673/
Moiej673/
Miyes673/
Meits673/
Mohsh673/
Misst673/
Mitsh673/
Mhish673/
Moihe673/
Moïss673/
Miyos673/
Mmhis673/
Mujos673/
Misce673/
Mouia672/
Muisp672/
Mihsh672/
Mmise672/
Muots672/
Mmous672/
Mojii672/
Hmais672/
Moëst672/
Hmods672/
Mmoss672/
Misss672/
Moidd671/
Mishj671/
Missc671/
Mijjs671/
Mioas671/
Meyis671/
Moscz671/
Moosc671/
Moost671/
Mousp671/
Mostt671/
Myies671/
Moihy671/
Moiiz671/
Moiyd671/
Mojsh671/
Mojst671/
Modss671/
Moeia671/
Hmies671/
Hmizs671/
Motsh671/
Mieas671/
Maiés671/
Mosht671/
M'Moi671/
Mousz671/
Moyip671/
Moëss671/
Mioyi671/
Mijhs671/
Mhods671/
Mhots671/
Moiac671/
Moiau671/
Moiid671/
Mojyi671/
Muiys671/
Muose671/
Moh's671/
Muyos671/
Myoas671/
Mooii671/
Missj671/
Meios671/
Midst671/
Mossc671/
Midse671/
Mgoio671/
Mouès671/
Mmist671/
Mossd671/
Mosth671/
Moiie671/
Moyii671/
Mhous671/
Mihss671/
Hmish671/
Maids670/
Muias670/
Mosss670/
Miesh670/
Meids670/
Moujs670/
Mirzs670/
Mistt670/
Mosds670/

Mois Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mois in the Georgian language
მოისmois-
Mois in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻴﺲamys-
Mois in the Hindi language
मोईसmo'isa56.79
मोइसmo'isa39.51
Mois in the Marathi language
मोइसmo'isa54.76
मोईसmo'isa42.86
मॉईसmo'isa2.38
Mois in the Russian language
Моисmois-
Mois in the Arabic language
مويزmwyz-

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