Moos Surname

29,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Moos Surname Definition:

John and William de Musca, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Isabel Mus, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). See Mosse.

Moos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5441:14,5211,891
South Africa4,7131:11,4951,430
United States2,5341:143,03814,824
Switzerland1,3001:6,318990
Denmark7031:8,029734
Iraq5081:68,9402,383
Syria4161:46,3972,534
France3441:193,08930,043
India2521:3,043,91090,807
Yemen1801:146,8077,381
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
Russia1201:1,201,02587,954
Lebanon1061:53,1804,295
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Poland821:463,52146,884
Czechia811:131,27720,900
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
England671:831,61344,286
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Australia301:899,85754,700
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Austria281:304,12334,120
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Norway201:257,11427,149
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Mauritius111:117,5837,967
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:145,98513,636

Moos (2,393) may also be a first name.

Moos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John and William de Musca, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Isabel Mus, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). See Mosse.

The Norman People (1874)

Moos Last Name Facts

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

Moos (Georgian: მოოს, Russian: Моос) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,429th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 400,217 people. The surname Moos occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Moos are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Moos is also the 151,754th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 2,393 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 5,544 people, or 1 in 14,521. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany Moos is found in 66 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Moos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 737 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 609 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Sunni (36%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Moos last name are 15.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Moos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.33% less than the national average, earning 261,880 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.32% less than the national average, earning R 134,700 per year; in United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $59,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moose895,552/
Moots891,155/
Mooss8978/
Moosz8974/
Moosh8946/
Moods8920/
Moohs898/
Moosc891/
Moost891/
Moo8641,989/
Mos869,490/
Mooshe8075/
Mootse8028/
Moosch808/
Moosth801/
Mooshd801/
Moss75166,948/
Mose7539,486/
Most758,793/
Mood757,478/
Moes756,918/
Mous755,339/
Mooe753,612/
Mooy753,558/
Mois753,477/
Mohs752,993/
Mgoo751,841/
Moot751,125/
Mooz75678/
Mosz75630/
Mosh75601/
Moys75558/
Mooc75371/
Mooa75337/
Mots75280/
Muos75128/
Moës75123/
Mojs7588/
Moop7517/
Moås7515/
Mosc7514/
Mosd7513/
Mãos759/
Hmos756/
Moïs756/
Hmoo756/
Mosp755/
Mods755/
Mooj755/
Mhoo754/
Mgos753/
Mmoo752/
Moîs752/
Moxs752/
Mozs751/
Mooß751/
'Mos751/
Mmos751/
Moosová7378/
Moosche735/
Mootshe731/
Moosova731/
Muohous731/
Mo672,791,493/
Moise67116,854/
Mouse6750,616/
Moshe6718,466/
Mosse6715,310/
Moïse6714,983/
Mosch674,372/
Moyse673,965/
Mooij673,296/
Mouss672,141/
Moish671,848/
Motse671,182/
Motts67709/
Moist67677/
Hmood67580/
Moîse67391/
Moust67307/
Moiss67194/
Moeys67179/
Modse67144/
Moodt67112/
Moths67105/
Moess67104/
Moyst6797/
Mgooh6793/
Mouys6787/
Mohus6780/
Moush6777/
Moysh6765/
Moits6742/
Mosce6739/
Moodh6737/
Mooch6731/
Mmose6722/
Moizs6722/
Mhose6720/
Mohss6720/
Moocz6715/
Mosst6714/
Mooie6711/
Mouts6711/
Mmooa6711/
Mhosh679/
Moszt676/
Moesh676/
Moorz675/
Mosås675/
Mossh675/
Moott674/
Mmooy674/
Moshd674/
Mosph674/
Mouds673/
Mooce673/
Mohsh673/
Moodz673/
Moïss673/
Mhood672/
Muots672/
Mmous672/
Moëst672/
Hmods672/
Mmoss672/
Moids672/
Moohouse671/
Moscz671/
Mousp671/
Mostt671/
Moisz671/
Mojsh671/
Mojst671/
Modss671/
Motsh671/
Mosht671/
Mousz671/
Moëss671/
Mhods671/
Mhoot671/
Mhots671/
Moiës671/
Muose671/
Moh's671/
Mooii671/
Mmood671/
Mossc671/
Mossd671/
Mosth671/
Moozj671/
Mhous671/
Mosss670/
Moujs670/
Mooee670/
Mosds670/

Moos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moos in the Georgian language
მოოსmoos-
Moos in the Russian language
Моосmoos-

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Moos Reference & Research

Moss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Moss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Moos
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