Moosa Surname

8,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Moosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan23,3591:7,648626
Maldives10,6141:389
South Africa9,4231:5,750731
Saudi Arabia4,2141:7,3221,030
India2,9551:259,58214,958
United Arab Emirates2,8311:3,236410
Oman2,2181:1,663240
Bahrain1,4251:946112
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
England8091:68,8737,956
United States5831:621,71350,239
Qatar5091:4,633481
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Kuwait3571:10,6461,481
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zambia1381:114,8558,864
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Mauritius1071:12,0882,629
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
Iraq941:372,5716,843
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
Australia641:421,80833,593
Lesotho601:33,8766,160
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
Seychelles351:2,640506
Yemen341:777,21511,207
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
China61:227,886,92811,701
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Swaziland41:324,550996
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Moosa (37,312) may also be a first name.

Moosa Last Name Facts

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

Moosa (Dhivehi: މޫސ‬, Hindi: मूसा, Marathi: मोसा, Oriya: ମୂଷା, Russian: Мооса) is found most in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,913th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 114,609 people. The last name Moosa is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Moosa are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,539th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 37,312 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 23,359 people, or 1 in 7,648. In Pakistan Moosa is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 90 percent reside, Balochistan, where 4 percent reside and Punjab, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Moosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moosa has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Moosa surname grew 26,967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 29,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moosa surname are 18.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Moosa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.46% more than the national average, earning R 343,284 per year; in United States they earn 25.91% more than the national average, earning $54,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning $62,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moossa91662/
Moosai91133/
Moosad91119/
Moosha9143/
Moosaa9128/
Mootsa9121/
Moosay9114/
Moosas913/
Moosaï912/
Mmoosa912/
Hmoosa911/
Moosia911/
Mosa89122,258/
Mooshah83106/
Moossad837/
Moossai834/
Moosiay832/
Mooscha831/
Moossaa831/
Moossas831/
Moossat831/
Moosaah831/
Moosaai831/
Mousa80572,691/
Mosca8037,831/
Mosha8034,971/
Mossa8033,284/
Mosia8028,379/
Mosad8017,861/
Motsa8011,817/
Moisa8010,388/
Moose805,552/
Mosea802,513/
Mozos801,042/
Mosaa801,002/
Mosai80997/
Mojsa80928/
Mooso80903/
Moysa80787/
Moesa80706/
Mosay80697/
Moosi80553/
Mooza80544/
Mosos80465/
Mosau80406/
Mosat80359/
Muosa80305/
Mosas80170/
Mosah80148/
Mosoa80110/
Mohsa8044/
Mosap8024/
Mooja8023/
Mozoa8021/
Moïsa8014/
Mozsa8010/
Hmosa808/
Mooca807/
Moosy807/
Mgosa806/
Mosaj806/
Mhosa804/
Modsa803/
Mosja802/
Mosaz801/
'Mosa801/
Mos'a801/
Moouussa771/
Mooshhay771/
Moosaadd771/
Moussa731,447,642/
Mosaad7334,478/
Mossad7311,371/
Mosiea731,936/
Mousad731,881/
Mooser731,754/
Mosaid731,512/
Moissa731,358/
Motsai731,204/
Mousaa73946/
Masooa73912/
Motsau73614/
Mosoos73493/
Mossay73477/
Moshat73467/
Mocios73460/
Mosaya73413/
Mmotsa73387/
Moshos73330/
Mousas73301/
Mosios73295/
Mossaz73288/
Moosot73285/
Motsha73269/
Mozoľa73221/
Moisia73210/
Moshai73171/
Motsay73167/
Mouzos73161/
Mgosha73150/
Moshay73149/
Mossos73145/
Mooses73140/
Moesai73127/
Moshaa73122/
Mosa'd73122/
Mootsi73119/
Mousay73118/
Moosey73106/
Moïssa7389/
Moisas7376/
Mooshe7375/
Mosait7370/
Moshea7365/
Mousat7364/
Mootso7364/
Mousha7362/
Moscha7361/
Mossah7358/
Moessa7353/
Mousah7349/
Moosho7348/
Muosha7348/
Mosioa7343/
Muossa7342/
Mousga7341/
Moysha7340/
Mousia7340/
Moocha7339/
Motsos7338/
Moisay7338/
Mojsja7337/
Mossoa7335/
Mossau7334/
Mosass7333/
Mojsza7333/
Moossy7331/
Morzsa7330/
Mossea7329/
Mosaja7329/
Mohsap7329/
Mootse7328/
Moosie7327/
Moshah7327/
Mosaah7327/
Mosiua7327/
Moutsa7324/
Mosgai7323/
Modsai7323/
Moscay7319/
Mogios7319/
Mooshi7318/
Mohsha7318/
Motsas7318/
Mossat7317/
Mossas7317/
Moesha7317/
Mosaph7316/
Moyssa7315/
Moosos7314/
Mooseh7314/
Mousai7313/
Motsza7312/
Moshad7311/
Åmossa7310/
Mosaud7310/
Mochos739/
Mooshy739/
Mossai739/
Mosash739/
Moosis739/
Masoos737/
Moesaa737/
Moudsa737/
Mhosha736/
Moosui736/
Moisad736/
Mossaa736/
Mosach736/
Mosssa736/
Moozay736/
Mousza735/
Mohusa735/
Mosadd735/
Moosee734/
Moshau734/
Mouysa734/
Moshoa734/
Motsea734/
Mohdsa734/
Moscai734/
Mos'ad734/
Moozah734/
Mosatt733/
Moisga733/
Mosaai733/
Moisea732/
Moocia732/
Moshas732/
Mousau732/
Moseas732/
Mouzoa732/
Moysia732/
Moisha732/
Mosaha732/
Moisat732/
Moisza732/
Moshga732/
Mousos732/
Mohsas732/
Modjos732/
Muosat732/
Moosoo732/
Moitsa732/
Moseat731/
Mosgia731/
Moohsi731/
Moorza731/
Moosed731/
Moosyi731/
Mootsy731/
Mothsa731/
Mosaić731/
Mosais731/
Mosooa731/
Mousap731/
Mozoĺa731/
Mosdsa731/
Moseha731/
Mosaip731/
Mosayd731/
Moscaa731/
Mosuoa731/
Moszsa731/
Mhossa731/
Moosez731/
Modssa731/
Moesay731/
Moesea731/
Mohsaa731/
Mohsah731/
'Mooso731/
Moosoh731/
Mosiaa731/
Mosaia731/
Moocah731/
Mossha731/
Mosaap731/
Moozas731/
Mohsai731/
Moesza731/
Moosso730/
Mooset730/
Modsos730/
Musa673,943,852/
Mose6739,486/
Masa6732,921/
Moza6723,886/
Mozo6723,362/
Mosi679,550/
Moco676,496/
Moso675,506/
Moja674,498/
Mojo673,261/
Moca673,098/
Moço672,499/
Mossaad671,457/
Mousssa671,325/
Moussay67995/
Mousaid67923/
Moxo67911/
Mossaid67834/
Moutsos67581/
Mousios67572/
Mousaad67544/
Moussad67412/
Mosy67362/
Moussas67301/
Mhotsha67265/
Mouyssa67263/
Motsios67234/
Moussaa67222/
Moshaya67215/
Mozsgai67183/
Moiseau67181/
Moça67152/
Mmoussa67140/
Moša67117/
Motscha67104/
Moosher6785/
Moussaz6780/
Mosó6778/
Mošo6777/
Moussza6768/
Moosoos6764/
Mousdsa6762/
Moussai6759/
Moussat6752/
Moussoa6751/
Mootsey6748/
Moschea6741/
Mouchos6738/
Moosios6732/
Moschas6729/
Moissat6728/
Mooshod6727/
Moudssa6726/
Moschat6724/
Mossatt6723/
Mussoos6722/
Motshai6721/
Moujssa6718/
Moutsea6717/
Mosé6716/
Mouszsa6716/
Mousous6714/
Mùoussa6714/
Mósa6714/
Mozsgay6713/
Moussah6712/
Mothsai6712/
Mosoosh6711/
Moxa6710/
Moshaid679/
Mosè679/
Moussaâ678/
Mossass677/
Moutsai677/
Ùmoussa677/
Moushos676/
Motchos676/
Mooshie676/
Moushad675/
Moschau675/
Moosche675/
Moiseea674/
Moshous674/
Moorzay674/
Mosaiph674/
Mousaya674/
Moussaï674/
Mosheat674/
Mossa'd674/
Mooshoo674/
Moussau673/
Mossois673/
Masoods673/
Māsa673/
Moutsas673/
Mossaya672/
Masoosd672/
Moussea672/
Moshoos672/
Moorzai672/
Moshcha672/
Mossaha672/
Moţa672/
Mosa'ad672/
Moodjai672/
M'Oïssa671/
Moshatt671/
Moosood671/
Moosser671/
Moozath671/
Mosjova671/
Mossoss671/
Moiseas671/
Moissea671/
Mojsaya671/
Moeshau671/
Mossous671/
Mmousha671/
Masoost671/
M'Hossa671/
Motsaha671/
Motsais671/
Moutsat671/
Mouxssa671/
Mousaha671/
Mousaîd671/
Mouseha671/
Moushas671/
Mousoos671/
Mousséa671/
Moysass671/
Moča671/
Mosheah671/
Mosheha671/
Moshhat671/
Moseova671/
Mosahas671/
Mosoush671/
Mossaah671/
Mossaih671/
Mossait671/
Mossoos671/
Mootshe671/
Moosois671/
Moisssa671/
Modsaad671/
Mmouysa671/
Musooha671/
Mâoussa671/
Motsosh671/
Mohsaia671/
Mogiuoa671/
Moshaud671/
Moss'ad671/
Moochai671/
Mohdsah671/
Mohshah671/
Mohssai671/
Moissau671/
Moussha671/
Meeousa671/
Mhoosot671/
Moseatt670/
Moosett670/
Moohsie670/
Moisauh670/
Moshsia670/

Moosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moosa in the Oriya language
ମୂଷାmusa-
Moosa in the Hindi language
मूसाmusa99.01
मुसाmusa0.99
Moosa in the Marathi language
मोसाmosa90
मोसmosa10
Moosa in the Dhivehi language
މޫސ‬mus84.62
ް‫މޫސާmusa5.59
ު‫މޫސާumusa2.1
މޫސާmusa2.1
އަނީސާanisa1.4
Moosa in the Russian language
Моосаmoosa-

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