Moons Surname

79,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,8201:2,385200
Netherlands6111:27,6394,531
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
France1491:445,79064,161
Cambodia961:161,3242,823
Canada501:736,91258,785
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales61:515,75523,171
India51:153,413,076951,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Moons (96) may also be a first name.

Moons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moons is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moons is the 79,449th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,186,897 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Moons are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 4,820 people, or 1 in 2,385. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Belgium Moons exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Moons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moons last name grew 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moons are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moons earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $46,089 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moonss911/
Moonns910/
Mons8912,639/
Moosens8310/
Moonshe831/
Moens809,766/
Monse801,294/
Mohns801,145/
Moins80917/
Monsh80552/
Monsø8052/
Mouns8045/
Moyns8042/
Monst8039/
Moëns8014/
Monss804/
Monns803/
Moonz803/
Mhons801/
Monsz801/
Mooms801/
Muons801/
Moonze731,485/
Monsch73685/
Moonje73258/
Monshe73147/
Moinse73113/
Mounse7368/
Mosins7351/
Monnse7315/
Monsse7311/
Mosyns739/
Motins738/
Mosens733/
Moonch732/
Monïse731/
Moeyns731/
Moonce731/
Mounss731/
Motens731/
Mans6715,308/
Muns671,945/
Monz671,770/
Müns67123/
Moms6731/
Moysens6724/
Monsche6710/
Mãos679/
Monx672/
Moutins671/
Monsova671/
Moonchh671/
Mosense671/
Moutens671/
Mounsch670/
Moggins670/
Moensch670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moons
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