Moosamy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Moosamy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moosamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Moosamy (5) may also be a first name.

Moosamy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moosamy is found most in Mauritius. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moosamy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moosamy reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 5 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 646,708. Outside of Mauritius it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Moosamy
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