Moist Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Moist Surname Definition:

The same as Moyce, Moyes; from Moses.

Moist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5451:665,06253,113
England701:795,97243,050
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Moist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Moyce, Moyes; from Moses.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Moist Last Name Facts

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

Moist occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Moist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moist? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moist is the 489,550th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. The last name Moist is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Moist live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Moist is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 665,062. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Moist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Moist last name grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moist surname are 23.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moist earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $39,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $58,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moiset9176/
Moiste911/
Moyist911/
Moitst911/
Moisth910/
Most898,793/
Mois893,477/
Moit892,806/
Mist891,897/
Moisset831,565/
Moisett831/
Moise80116,854/
Moish801,848/
Miste801,716/
Moite80673/
Moust80307/
Moest80243/
Moiss80194/
Mojit80191/
Moste80169/
Miest80153/
Moitt80112/
Moyst8097/
Moies8077/
Mojis8076/
Meist8058/
Moits8042/
Moith8032/
Moyis8022/
Misth8020/
Misht8017/
Mosst8014/
Maist8012/
Moiet807/
Moiit806/
Moszt806/
Moiat805/
Moiés805/
Moios804/
Misst803/
Moëst802/
Moids802/
Moost801/
Mosts801/
Mostt801/
Mostz801/
Moisz801/
Mojst801/
Moias801/
Mosht801/
Moiës801/
Midst801/
Mmist801/
Mosth801/
Mists801/
Mistt800/
Moissett7717/
Moisette773/
Moi7573,528/
Mis7517,396/
Mot7514,869/
Mit7511,201/
Mos759,490/
Moisse731,609/
Moitse731,276/
Moihat73681/
Maiste73361/
Moishe73245/
Meiste73191/
Mayost73153/
Moiett73107/
Moyies7349/
Moitte7348/
Moisch7323/
Mooste7323/
Muiste7323/
Moyset7323/
Maiset7322/
Meijst7321/
Moyise7318/
Moithe7317/
Mojith7316/
Moyite7310/
Mouste737/
Mojite736/
Moiseș735/
Moihas734/
Mojish734/
Mouies734/
Misstt733/
Moeijs733/
Moiese733/
Modste732/
Moihes732/
Moshte732/
Moised731/
Moisss731/
Maistt731/
Mishte731/
Mishth731/
Mittst731/
Meistz731/
Mhoite731/
Mooias731/
Moosth731/
Mouios731/
Mowest731/
Mowies731/
Moiatt731/
Moiesh731/
Moiete731/
Mojest731/
Mojizs731/
Moieet731/
Moisce731/
Moiate731/
Miesth731/
Mägist731/
Mostgy731/
Mojios731/
Mouiat731/
Muiset731/
Mmaist731/
Mohiat731/
Mohijs731/
Mouiet731/
Mitsth730/
Mistte730/
Moscht730/
Maistz730/
Moissette71211/
Moss67166,948/
Mote6772,143/
Mose6739,486/
Mott6733,665/
Mast6728,089/
Muis6721,837/
Moos6718,209/
Miss6711,112/
Moet6710,818/
Mout679,138/
Mite679,031/
Mitt678,128/
Moji677,661/
Moiz677,449/
Moes676,918/
Mais676,519/
Meis676,297/
Mish675,751/
Mies675,748/
Moia675,732/
Mise675,430/
Mous675,339/
Miot674,545/
Mait674,182/
Moyi674,063/
Moid673,073/
Mohs672,993/
Moio672,548/
Moth672,349/
Moix672,319/
Muit672,085/
Moij671,723/
Mest671,209/
Moot671,125/
Meit67842/
Mosz67630/
Mosh67601/
Moihate67598/
Moys67558/
Miet67542/
Misz67534/
Mith67532/
Mostova67377/
Mijs67334/
Mots67280/
Moih67263/
Mgoi67253/
Moie67249/
Moysset67231/
Moiş67224/
Mostowa67189/
Åmot67179/
Moiy67162/
Moisova67135/
Muos67128/
Moës67123/
Muot67119/
Moiș67118/
Moyt67115/
Mitd67111/
Mojs6788/
Myot6781/
Mios6755/
Meihost6744/
Myos6732/
Mostová6729/
Moip6728/
Mmoi6724/
Moht6723/
Mišt6722/
Midt6721/
Moås6715/
Hmit6714/
Meischt6714/
Moushth6714/
Misd6714/
Moii6713/
Mosd6713/
Mhoi6710/
Moisheh6710/
Mãos679/
Hmot679/
Modt677/
Mistova677/
Maisset677/
Mihs677/
Moitova676/
Hmos676/
Moët676/
Moïs676/
Mohiete675/
Mosp675/
Mods675/
Moische675/
Moiisse674/
Maiseth673/
Maishet673/
Moyithe673/
Hmis673/
Mistche673/
Moyiett673/
Moià673/
Mgos673/
Mojt673/
Moihite672/
Mischth672/
Motd672/
Mixs672/
Mizt672/
Moîs672/
Moxs672/
Mhit672/
Misp672/
Meisset672/
M'Oisse671/
Mishthe671/
Misj671/
Miht671/
Mitp671/
Mixt671/
Mhot671/
Motp671/
Mmit671/
Mohiote671/
Moieesh671/
Moiesse671/
Moissse671/
Mohijte671/
Mgit671/
Mgowest671/
Motė671/
Moustte671/
Moitová671/
Moić671/
Mojisse671/
Mistová671/
Misė671/
Mohiate671/
Mést671/
Șmit671/
'Mos671/
Mojiedt671/
Mmos671/
Misx671/
Mijt671/
Maggist671/
Myst670/
Mitscht670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Moist
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis