Mosa Surname

4,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Mosa Surname User-submission:

The Mosa surname refers to a sacred figure in the religion of Islam and the religion of the Jews.

Mosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt33,2231:2,767386
Eritrea33,2171:14343
Sudan14,2801:2,627371
Saudi Arabia8,8251:3,496465
Libya7,6641:815189
Madagascar5,4331:4,353906
Ethiopia4,5071:21,6432,769
Pakistan3,7101:48,1521,998
India2,1681:353,81219,286
Indonesia1,0681:123,82912,481
Philippines9061:111,74219,325
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Syria6651:29,0241,901
Thailand6331:111,59316,373
France4121:161,22025,089
Papua New Guinea3931:20,7472,207
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Italy3221:189,92827,884
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Brazil2681:798,78528,976
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
Iran2021:380,11224,789
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Sweden1341:73,4835,515
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Cambodia921:168,3392,873
England891:626,04636,944
Lesotho821:24,7874,958
Canada731:504,73442,927
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Ukraine481:948,39090,036
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Honduras261:339,0942,848
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Oman181:204,8873,723
Jordan151:589,49613,598
Norway151:342,81932,589
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark81:705,58939,626
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
China61:227,886,92811,701
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Moša (117) & Mósa (14) are calculated separately.

Mosa (70,165) may also be a first name.

Mosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mosa surname refers to a sacred figure in the religion of Islam and the religion of the Jews.

- mosa9088

Mosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mosa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺳﻰ, Hindi: मोसा, Marathi: मोसा, Oriya: େମାଶା, Russian: Моса) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Moša or Mósa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,595th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 59,608 people. Mosa occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Mosa reside; 45 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mosa is also the 13,834th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 70,165 people.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 33,223 people, or 1 in 2,767. Aside from Egypt it is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 27 percent reside and Sudan, where 12 percent reside.

Mosa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mosa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mosa last name rose 1,938 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Mosa surname are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.35% less than the national average, earning €15,210 per year; in Norway they earn 9% less than the national average, earning 314,940 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.26% less than the national average, earning R 113,448 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% less than the national average, earning $41,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moša92117/
Mósa9214/
Mousa89572,691/
Moosa8963,586/
Mosca8937,831/
Mosha8934,971/
Mossa8933,284/
Mosia8928,379/
Mosad8917,861/
Motsa8911,817/
Moisa8910,388/
Mosea892,513/
Mosaa891,002/
Mosai89997/
Mojsa89928/
Moysa89787/
Moesa89706/
Mosay89697/
Mosau89406/
Mosat89359/
Muosa89305/
Mosas89170/
Mosah89148/
Mosoa89110/
Mohsa8944/
Mosap8924/
Moïsa8914/
Mozsa8910/
Hmosa898/
Mgosa896/
Mosaj896/
Mhosa894/
Modsa893/
Mosja892/
Mosaz891/
'Mosa891/
Mos'a891/
Moussa801,447,642/
Mosaad8034,478/
Mossad8011,371/
Mosiea801,936/
Mousad801,881/
Mosaid801,512/
Moissa801,358/
Motsai801,204/
Mousaa80946/
Moossa80662/
Motsau80614/
Mossay80477/
Moshat80467/
Mosaya80413/
Mmotsa80387/
Mousas80301/
Mossaz80288/
Motsha80269/
Moisia80210/
Moshai80171/
Motsay80167/
Mgosha80150/
Moshay80149/
Moosai80133/
Moesai80127/
Moshaa80122/
Mosa'd80122/
Moosad80119/
Mousay80118/
Moïssa8089/
Moisas8076/
Mosait8070/
Moshea8065/
Mousat8064/
Mousha8062/
Moscha8061/
Mossah8058/
Moessa8053/
Mousah8049/
Muosha8048/
Moosha8043/
Mosioa8043/
Muossa8042/
Mousga8041/
Moysha8040/
Mousia8040/
Moisay8038/
Mojsja8037/
Mossoa8035/
Mossau8034/
Mosass8033/
Mojsza8033/
Morzsa8030/
Mossea8029/
Mosaja8029/
Mohsap8029/
Moosaa8028/
Moshah8027/
Mosaah8027/
Mosiua8027/
Moutsa8024/
Mosgai8023/
Modsai8023/
Mootsa8021/
Moscay8019/
Mohsha8018/
Motsas8018/
Mossat8017/
Mossas8017/
Moesha8017/
Mosaph8016/
Moyssa8015/
Moosay8014/
Mousai8013/
Motsza8012/
Moshad8011/
Åmossa8010/
Mosaud8010/
Mossai809/
Mosash809/
Moesaa807/
Moudsa807/
Mhosha806/
Moisad806/
Mossaa806/
Mosach806/
Mosssa806/
Mousza805/
Mohusa805/
Mosadd805/
Moshau804/
Mouysa804/
Moshoa804/
Motsea804/
Mohdsa804/
Moscai804/
Mos'ad804/
Mosatt803/
Moosas803/
Moisga803/
Mosaai803/
Moisea802/
Moshas802/
Mousau802/
Moseas802/
Moysia802/
Moisha802/
Mosaha802/
Moosaï802/
Moisat802/
Moisza802/
Moshga802/
Mohsas802/
Muosat802/
Mmoosa802/
Moitsa802/
Moseat801/
Mosgia801/
Mothsa801/
Hmoosa801/
Mosaić801/
Mosais801/
Mosooa801/
Mousap801/
Mosdsa801/
Moseha801/
Mosaip801/
Mosayd801/
Moscaa801/
Mosuoa801/
Moszsa801/
Mhossa801/
Moosia801/
Modssa801/
Moesay801/
Moesea801/
Mohsaa801/
Mohsah801/
Mosiaa801/
Mosaia801/
Mossha801/
Mosaap801/
Mohsai801/
Moesza801/
Musa753,943,852/
Mesa75213,266/
Mose7539,486/
Masa7532,921/
Moza7523,886/
Mosi759,550/
Moso755,506/
Moja754,498/
Moca753,098/
Mosy75362/
Moça75152/
Mosó7578/
Mosé7516/
Moxa7510/
Mosè759/
Māsa753/
Moţa752/
Moča751/
Mossaad731,457/
Mousssa731,325/
Moussay73995/
Mousaid73923/
Mossaid73834/
Mousaad73544/
Moussad73412/
Moussas73301/
Mhotsha73265/
Mouyssa73263/
Moussaa73222/
Moshaya73215/
Mozsgai73183/
Moiseau73181/
Mmoussa73140/
Mooshah73106/
Motscha73104/
Moussaz7380/
Moussza7368/
Mousdsa7362/
Moussai7359/
Moussat7352/
Moussoa7351/
Moschea7341/
Moschas7329/
Moissat7328/
Moudssa7326/
Moschat7324/
Mossatt7323/
Motshai7321/
Moujssa7318/
Moutsea7317/
Mouszsa7316/
Mùoussa7314/
Mozsgay7313/
Moussah7312/
Mothsai7312/
Moshaid739/
Moussaâ738/
Mossass737/
Moossad737/
Moutsai737/
Ùmoussa737/
Moushad735/
Moschau735/
Moiseea734/
Moossai734/
Mosaiph734/
Mousaya734/
Moussaï734/
Mosheat734/
Mossa'd734/
Moussau733/
Moutsas733/
Mossaya732/
Moussea732/
Moshcha732/
Mossaha732/
Mosa'ad732/
Moosiay732/
M'Oïssa731/
Moshatt731/
Mooscha731/
Moossaa731/
Moossas731/
Moossat731/
Mosjova731/
Moiseas731/
Moissea731/
Mojsaya731/
Moeshau731/
Mmousha731/
M'Hossa731/
Motsaha731/
Motsais731/
Moutsat731/
Mouxssa731/
Mousaha731/
Mousaîd731/
Mouseha731/
Moushas731/
Mousséa731/
Moysass731/
Mosheah731/
Mosheha731/
Moshhat731/
Moseova731/
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Mossaih731/
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Moosaah731/
Moisssa731/
Modsaad731/
Mmouysa731/
Mâoussa731/
Moosaai731/
Mohsaia731/
Moshaud731/
Moss'ad731/
Mohdsah731/
Mohshah731/
Mohssai731/
Moissau731/
Moussha731/
Meeousa731/
Moseatt730/
Moisauh730/
Moshsia730/
Moses67582,135/
Mussa67460,441/
Moser67139,420/
Moise67116,854/
Musau6779,283/
Massa6774,242/
Moshi6769,572/
Musah6762,440/
Mouse6750,616/
Masha6745,040/
Masai6726,105/
Mesay6724,004/
Masia6722,275/
Mhoja6718,887/
Moshe6718,466/
Mossi6715,702/
Moussaid6715,339/
Mosse6715,310/
Moïse6714,983/
Musat6713,881/
Messa6712,755/
Mosso6712,021/
Matsa678,381/
Motsi677,941/
Musha677,884/
Mocha676,107/
Moose675,552/
Masad674,734/
Masat674,003/
Moyse673,965/
Musas673,781/
Mgasa673,447/
Mosco673,436/
Masau673,362/
Masay672,816/
Musaj672,767/
Mosey672,715/
Moshy672,192/
Muusa672,080/
Mesha672,078/
Moisi671,968/
Masah671,948/
Mmasa671,868/
Moisy671,799/
Musai671,790/
Masaa671,663/
Musia671,618/
Mausa671,558/
Maasa671,466/
Moiso671,447/
Mgosi671,381/
Masea671,316/
Mouso671,277/
Mossy671,253/
Musad671,241/
Motso671,240/
Moisă671,224/
Mozia671,221/
Musaa671,218/
Mozas671,198/
Motse671,182/
Meesa671,139/
Mesah671,138/
Moesi671,119/
Mosio671,079/
Mosip671,063/
Mouza671,049/
Mozos671,042/
Mgoza671,038/
Maesa671,025/
Mosho67982/
Masas67972/
Mozga67958/
Mujsa67925/
Mooso67903/
Mojai67863/
Masoa67739/
Mosii67735/
Muzsa67717/
Mogia67695/
Mosop67678/
Mosie67670/
Masca67656/
Morza67614/
Mosis67614/
Mousi67562/
Moosi67553/
Mooza67544/
'Moso67528/
Mosos67465/
Mosci67455/
Mhesa67451/
Mmusa67405/
Mesai67392/
Moîse67391/
Moese67363/
Muisa67358/
Mhoza67356/
Mozza67330/
Mojau67321/
Masga67320/
Mosot67320/
Madsa67319/
Mhasa67305/
Mozaa67305/
Musay67297/
Mocay67290/
Mutsa67288/
Mahsa67287/
Mosed67276/
'Musa67271/
Mosoi67269/
Mesea67267/
Mouja67265/
Majsa67265/
Motja67262/
Mhusa67260/
Masap67246/
Mosej67245/
Moset67241/
Mosyi67215/
Meusa67211/
Mmosi67205/
Moiza67204/
Mosić67202/
Mohsi67199/
Moysi67190/
Modja67190/
Mojah67190/
Mgoso67189/
Musea67187/
Mósca67173/
Mosit67172/
Mošať67169/
Mosee67164/
Mosoh67159/
Mozaz67156/
Moussaad67147/
Modse67144/
Mosou67140/
Mozea67137/
Mosep67132/
Mojza67127/
Musza67126/
Mocia67126/
Musga67118/
Motca67117/
Mesaa67113/
Masos67105/
Mazoa67104/
Moseh67101/
Mogea67100/
Mocza6796/
Mózsa6795/
Moussaud6793/
Mázsa6786/
Masja6784/
Mozai6780/
Mosid6779/
Mmoso6770/
Mazos6767/
Musap6767/
Mossé6766/
Mosei6756/
Mocea6756/
Mozay6755/
Mojse6753/
Moija6751/
Masaj6748/
Mocis6746/
Mojha6741/
Moças6740/
Mosce6739/
Moseu6738/
Musja6736/
Mazsa6733/
Mosgo6733/
Moutsaha6732/
Musos6730/
Mosoo6729/
Hmusa6727/
Muoza6727/
Moyza6727/
Mojay6726/
Mosuy6726/
Mozsi6726/
Moiseaux6726/
Masza6725/
Mooja6723/
Mojja6723/
Moeza6723/
Mmose6722/
Mozoa6721/
Mosiy6720/
Mhose6720/
Mozat6719/
Močaj6717/
Mozja6717/
Mousy6716/
Mudsa6716/
Mgusa6715/
Mesau6715/
Moxsy6714/
Mmoja6714/
Moussaha6711/
Moussaïd6711/
Masaz6711/
Moeso6710/
Mozca6710/
Mojca6710/
Mojso6710/
Mosih6710/
Moces6710/
Mehsa6710/
Mosui6710/
Mošat6710/
Moisè6710/
Mosoy679/
Mosuo679/
Muhsa679/
Mošad679/
Mozaç679/
Mohse678/
Moisé678/
Mozad677/
Mooca677/
Musaz677/
Moosy677/
Mossó676/
Moisä676/
Mosjo676/
Moscheau675/
Moscy675/
Mosez675/
Muoso675/
Mosod675/
Moussa'a675/
Moussaya675/
Mojża675/
Mojea675/
Moxha675/
Mozau675/
Mojaj674/
Moussais674/
Musaâ674/
Moscó674/
Moussass674/
Hmesa673/
Modsi673/
Mozha673/
Mohso673/
Muysa673/
Maços673/
Moxsi673/
Moszo673/
Moyso673/
Moisá673/
Mmesa673/
Mhosi672/
Mozsy672/
Mosiz672/
Moyca672/
Mosji672/
Mojđa672/
Motsy672/
Mosejova672/
Moţea672/
Moussauh672/
Mesìa672/
Masaí672/
Mosje672/
Moussait672/
Musoa672/
Moçis672/
M'Moyssa671/
Mosayova671/
Moshhjad671/
Moxay671/
Mosys671/
Mocaa671/
Mojseova671/
Mosão671/
Móssa671/
Mosço671/
Maxsa671/
Hmasa671/
Moudsaha671/
Motsé671/
Mouyssaz671/
Mouyssza671/
Mousahat671/
Mousceau671/
Mouschas671/
Mousdsaz671/
Moussaaa671/
Mousseae671/
Mousssaa671/
Mouszsza671/
Moysé671/
Mozás671/
Moçaj671/
Moïsi671/
Moïso671/
Moïsé671/
Moţaş671/
Moshé671/
Moszi671/
Mosès671/
Mossá671/
Moouussa671/
Mooshhay671/
Mohsy671/
Muose671/
Modso671/
Moesé671/
Müssa671/
Múzsa671/
Méssa671/
Mousaaid671/
Moshshaa671/
Mhoxa671/
Mouhsaid671/
Mouhssas671/
Mmosy671/
Mmoza671/
Moshaowa671/
Moosaadd671/
Modca670/
Mosshead670/
Motshead670/

Mosa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mosa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺳﻰmwsy-
Mosa in the Marathi language
मोसाmosa-
Mosa in the Hindi language
मोसाmosa88
मूसाmusa12
Mosa in the Oriya language
େମାଶାemasa41.18
େମାସାemasa33.82
େମାଷାemasa16.18
ମସାmasa4.41
ମଶmasa1.47
ମଶାmasa1.47
େମାସemasa1.47
Mosa in the Russian language
Мосаmosa-

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