Moqsher Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Moqsher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Moqsher Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7401:35,7103,228
Lebanon2621:21,5162,552
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Moqsher Demographics

Moqsher Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 292 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Moqsher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moqsher is most common in Yemen. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moqsher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 352,942nd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname Moqsher is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Moqsher live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Moqsher is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 35,710. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 67 percent live, Amanat Al Asimah, where 26 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent live. Excluding Yemen Moqsher occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 25 percent live and Kuwait, where 3 percent live.

Moqsher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Moqsher surname is principally Shiite (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqsher865/
Meqsher861/
Moqsha77139/
Mocser7727/
Mokser779/
Mokshe777/
Mockser715/
Maqseer711/
Moccher711/
Mouqset711/
Moqsa671,215/
Mocse678/
Mokse677/
Moxer676/
Mochsheh673/
Mogse672/
Moqce671/
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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
  • 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 Moqsher
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