Mosca Surname
Approximately 37,831 people bear this surname
Mosca Surname User-submission:
This surname may mean a 'fly' or an 'obnoxious person'.
Mosca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 24,338 | 1:2,513 | 190 |
| United States | 3,303 | 1:109,736 | 11,975 |
| Argentina | 2,400 | 1:17,810 | 1,531 |
| Brazil | 2,052 | 1:104,325 | 3,929 |
| France | 1,559 | 1:42,606 | 5,381 |
| Philippines | 1,468 | 1:68,963 | 11,819 |
| Colombia | 397 | 1:120,338 | 3,949 |
| Switzerland | 293 | 1:28,030 | 4,292 |
| Canada | 292 | 1:126,184 | 13,195 |
| Portugal | 283 | 1:36,814 | 2,219 |
| Australia | 201 | 1:134,307 | 14,542 |
| Uruguay | 171 | 1:20,069 | 2,291 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Spain | 101 | 1:462,891 | 23,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Chile | 82 | 1:214,835 | 6,713 |
| Peru | 76 | 1:418,212 | 13,084 |
| Venezuela | 67 | 1:450,807 | 8,956 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 1:48,713 | 4,303 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Mósca (173) are calculated separately.
Mosca (225) may also be a first name.
Mosca Surname Meaning
Mosca Demographics
Average Mosca Salary in
United States
$49,204 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mosca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosca Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mosca is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Mósca. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosca? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,727th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 192,634 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Mosca reside; 65 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent reside in Italic Europe. Mosca is also the 599,828th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 225 people.
Mosca is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 24,338 people, or 1 in 2,513. In Italy it is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 19 percent are found, Campania, where 19 percent are found and Lombardy, where 13 percent are found. Not including Italy it is found in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.
Mosca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mosca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mosca last name grew 165,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mosca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mosca last name are 5.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.51% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mosca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning €32,612 per year; in Peru they earn 108.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,338 per year; in South Africa they earn 114.45% more than the national average, earning R 509,616 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning $18,577,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $49,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,296 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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