Mosa Surname
Approximately 122,258 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 33,223 | 1:2,767 | 386 |
| Eritrea | 33,217 | 1:143 | 43 |
| Sudan | 14,280 | 1:2,627 | 371 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,825 | 1:3,496 | 465 |
| Libya | 7,664 | 1:815 | 189 |
| Madagascar | 5,433 | 1:4,353 | 906 |
| Ethiopia | 4,507 | 1:21,643 | 2,769 |
| Pakistan | 3,710 | 1:48,152 | 1,998 |
| India | 2,168 | 1:353,812 | 19,286 |
| Indonesia | 1,068 | 1:123,829 | 12,481 |
| Philippines | 906 | 1:111,742 | 19,325 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Syria | 665 | 1:29,024 | 1,901 |
| Thailand | 633 | 1:111,593 | 16,373 |
| France | 412 | 1:161,220 | 25,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 393 | 1:20,747 | 2,207 |
| DR Congo | 369 | 1:200,216 | 19,970 |
| Italy | 322 | 1:189,928 | 27,884 |
| United States | 310 | 1:1,169,222 | 83,615 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Brazil | 268 | 1:798,785 | 28,976 |
| Iraq | 231 | 1:151,609 | 3,935 |
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| South Africa | 217 | 1:249,667 | 25,383 |
| Iran | 202 | 1:380,112 | 24,789 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Sweden | 134 | 1:73,483 | 5,515 |
| United Arab Emirates | 116 | 1:78,985 | 7,143 |
| Botswana | 110 | 1:19,881 | 3,945 |
| Cambodia | 92 | 1:168,339 | 2,873 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Lesotho | 82 | 1:24,787 | 4,958 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Kenya | 72 | 1:641,388 | 29,005 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Germany | 64 | 1:1,257,898 | 80,532 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Ukraine | 48 | 1:948,390 | 90,036 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Honduras | 26 | 1:339,094 | 2,848 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Oman | 18 | 1:204,887 | 3,723 |
| Jordan | 15 | 1:589,496 | 13,598 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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.
- mosa9088Mosa Demographics
Average Mosa Salary in
United States
$44,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Mosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mosa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | - |
| Mosa in the Marathi language | ||
| मोसा | mosa | - |
| Mosa in the Hindi language | ||
| मोसा | mosa | 88 |
| मूसा | musa | 12 |
| Mosa in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଶା | emasa | 41.18 |
| େମାସା | emasa | 33.82 |
| େମାଷା | emasa | 16.18 |
| ମସା | masa | 4.41 |
| ମଶ | masa | 1.47 |
| ମଶା | masa | 1.47 |
| େମାସ | emasa | 1.47 |
| Mosa in the Russian language | ||
| Моса | mosa | - |
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