Mos Surname

53,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,7541:9,6281,265
Egypt1,6471:55,8205,345
Romania1,5841:12,6751,612
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
India3601:2,130,73771,679
Cambodia2961:52,3211,864
Papua New Guinea2961:27,5463,108
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Malaysia2551:115,6647,680
France2401:276,76142,544
Spain1831:255,47616,239
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Poland991:383,92741,878
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Moldova801:44,5176,611
Ukraine751:606,96966,274
Canada641:575,71247,839
England641:870,59545,570
Italy591:1,036,55470,719
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Afghanistan481:669,8587,524
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Australia321:843,61652,533
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Israel181:475,42436,085
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Libya161:390,2481,390
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
China51:273,464,31313,838
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Albania31:971,35222,477
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Moş (181), Mós (96), Moș (49), Moš (40), Moś (14) & Môs (1) are calculated separately.

Mos (11,549) may also be a first name.

Mos Last Name Facts

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

Mos (Hindi: मोस, Marathi: मोस) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Moş, Mós, Moș, Moš, Moś or Môs. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,756th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 767,918 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Mos are found; 23 percent are found in North Africa and 20 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 55,607th most common first name in the world It is held by 11,549 people.

Mos is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,754 people, or 1 in 9,628. In The Netherlands Mos is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 41 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Romania, where 17 percent are found.

Mos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mos last name grew 1,819 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mos surname is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mos surname are 22.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.14% less than the national average, earning R 85,224 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.73% less than the national average, earning $10,959,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $45,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moş89181/
Mós8996/
Moș8949/
Moš8940/
Moś8914/
Môs891/
Moss86166,948/
Mose8639,486/
Moos8618,209/
Most868,793/
Moes866,918/
Mous865,339/
Mois863,477/
Mohs862,993/
Mosz86630/
Mosh86601/
Moys86558/
Mots86280/
Muos86128/
Moës86123/
Mojs8688/
Moås8615/
Mosc8614/
Mosd8613/
Mãos869/
Hmos866/
Moïs866/
Mosp865/
Mods865/
Mgos863/
Moîs862/
Moxs862/
Mozs861/
'Mos861/
Mmos861/
Mo802,791,493/
Moise75116,854/
Mouse7550,616/
Moshe7518,466/
Mosse7515,310/
Moïse7514,983/
Moose755,552/
Mosch754,372/
Moyse753,965/
Mouss752,141/
Moish751,848/
Motse751,182/
Moots751,155/
Motts75709/
Moist75677/
Moîse75391/
Moust75307/
Moiss75194/
Moeys75179/
Modse75144/
Moths75105/
Moess75104/
Moyst7597/
Mouys7587/
Mohus7580/
Mooss7578/
Moush7577/
Moosz7574/
Moysh7565/
Moosh7546/
Moits7542/
Mosce7539/
Mmose7522/
Moizs7522/
Moods7520/
Mhose7520/
Mohss7520/
Mosst7514/
Mouts7511/
Mhosh759/
Moohs758/
Moszt756/
Moesh756/
Mosås755/
Mossh755/
Moshd754/
Mosph754/
Mouds753/
Mohsh753/
Moïss753/
Muots752/
Mmous752/
Moëst752/
Hmods752/
Mmoss752/
Moids752/
Moscz751/
Moosc751/
Moost751/
Mousp751/
Mostt751/
Moisz751/
Mojsh751/
Mojst751/
Modss751/
Motsh751/
Mosht751/
Mousz751/
Moëss751/
Mhods751/
Mhots751/
Moiës751/
Muose751/
Moh's751/
Mossc751/
Mossd751/
Mosth751/
Mhous751/
Mosss750/
Moujs750/
Mosds750/
Mou671,415,785/
Moh67231,837/
Mas67187,843/
Moi6773,528/
Moo6741,989/
Moy6736,869/
Moa6721,480/
Moz6716,584/
Mot6714,869/
Mus6713,845/
Mousse676,579/
Moc674,931/
Mox671,818/
Moj671,778/
Muo671,688/
Mod671,657/
Moisse671,609/
Moitse671,276/
Mho67630/
Moß67582/
Moţ67496/
Moïsse67422/
Mohysh67410/
Mosova67398/
Moț67359/
Mop67322/
Hmo67255/
Moishe67245/
Más67148/
Mosowa67123/
Mmoshe67118/
Mmo6787/
Mgo6780/
Mooshe6775/
Motshe6758/
Moğ6752/
Moutse6749/
Mosche6748/
Mousch6745/
Åmo6738/
Mootse6728/
Moisch6723/
Moushe6720/
Moľ6719/
Moshøj679/
Mossøe679/
Moosch678/
Mhouse677/
Moyshe675/
Modshe675/
Muoshe675/
Mosová675/
Moiseș675/
D'Moss674/
Moï674/
Moussz674/
Mmotse674/
Mousss673/
Moîsse673/
Moeijs673/
Moë672/
Moësse672/
Moussh672/
Moysse671/
Moisss671/
Moosth671/
Mooshd671/
Moisce671/
Mouths671/
Moá671/
Mouyse671/
Mouyss671/
Mousds671/
Moussd671/
Mouszz671/
Moç671/
Moû671/
Moč671/
Moshch671/
Mãs671/
Mús671/
Mouzse671/
Mossze671/
Mohtse671/
Moitst671/
Mothss671/
Mohijs671/
Mojsse671/
Moutts670/
Meeous670/
Mossce670/
Moisth670/
Moscht670/

Mos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mos in the Hindi language
मोसmosa95.45
मोस्सmos'sa4.55
Mos in the Marathi language
मोसmosa82.35
मॉसmosa17.65

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Mos Reference & Research

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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 Mos
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