Moises Surname
Approximately 65,288 people bear this surname
Moises Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from Moshi, the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Moses.
Moises Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 31,517 | 1:865 | 203 |
| Angola | 15,578 | 1:1,733 | 316 |
| Philippines | 8,926 | 1:11,342 | 1,111 |
| Brazil | 3,315 | 1:64,577 | 2,408 |
| Argentina | 1,012 | 1:42,237 | 3,549 |
| United States | 723 | 1:501,326 | 42,168 |
| Mexico | 591 | 1:210,027 | 5,556 |
| Peru | 482 | 1:65,942 | 5,024 |
| Dominican Republic | 370 | 1:28,197 | 1,712 |
| Venezuela | 301 | 1:100,346 | 3,693 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| El Salvador | 277 | 1:22,902 | 982 |
| Cuba | 260 | 1:44,318 | 1,904 |
| Portugal | 236 | 1:44,145 | 2,563 |
| Austria | 192 | 1:44,351 | 7,087 |
| Romania | 173 | 1:116,057 | 12,903 |
| Germany | 164 | 1:490,887 | 42,238 |
| Spain | 127 | 1:368,126 | 20,695 |
| Colombia | 90 | 1:530,823 | 7,197 |
| Nicaragua | 68 | 1:88,545 | 1,791 |
| Namibia | 66 | 1:36,506 | 5,148 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Uruguay | 50 | 1:68,635 | 7,289 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 9 | 1:19,714 | 1,083 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Moisés (12,614), Moíses (25), Moïses (5), Moiseș (5), Moisès (4), Moisês (4), Moiseş (1) & Moísés (1) are calculated separately.
Moises (626,794) may also be a first name.
Moises Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from Moshi, the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Moses.
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Average Moises Salary in
United States
$41,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moises Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moises Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moises (Arabic: مويزيس, Marathi: मोजेस) occurs most in Mozambique. It may occur as: Moisés, Moíses, Moïses, Moiseș, Moisès, Moisês, Moiseş or Moísés. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moises? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moises is the 8,710th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 111,622 people. The surname Moises is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Moises live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Moises is also the 1,566th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 626,794 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Mozambique, where it is held by 31,517 people, or 1 in 865. Besides Mozambique Moises occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 24 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
Moises Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moises has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Moises surname expanded 72,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moises Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Moises last name are 42.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Moises earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,418 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.81% less than the national average, earning R 109,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $28,269,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $44,460 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moises Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moises in the Marathi language | ||
| मोजेस | mojesa | - |
| Moises in the Arabic language | ||
| مويزيس | mwyzys | - |
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