Moschonas Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Moschonas Surname User-submission:

The surname Μόσχος, or in Latin characters Moschos, means 'pleseant smell' in Greek. The family originated in The Byzantine Empire capital, Konstantinoupoli (now Istanbul, Turkey) before it was conquered by The Ottomans. Nikiforos Fokas, the Emperor of Byzantine, during 10 AD ordered wealthy families to spread across most of the Greek continent.

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Moschonas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,0901:10,1651,305
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Moschonas (21) may also be a first name.

Moschonas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Μόσχος, or in Latin characters Moschos, means 'pleseant smell' in Greek. The family originated in The Byzantine Empire capital, Konstantinoupoli (now Istanbul, Turkey) before it was conquered by The Ottomans. Nikiforos Fokas, the Emperor of Byzantine, during 10 AD ordered wealthy families to spread across most of the Greek continent.

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Moschonas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moschonas occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moschonas.

How Common Is The Last Name Moschonas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 309,763rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,988,123 people. The surname Moschonas is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Moschonas live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The surname Moschonas is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 1,090 people, or 1 in 10,165. In Greece Moschonas is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 50 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 14 percent live and Crete, where 9 percent live. Barring Greece Moschonas is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Moschonas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moschonas surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moschonas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.48% more than the national average, earning $56,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $51,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshonas94187/
Mosconas9411/
Mochonas941/
Mosonas881/
Moshonos821/
Mosahanas781/
Masonas7510/
Mesonas758/
Moutsounas744/
Matshonase741/
Mascenas716/
Mousenas714/
Moisanas711/
Macionas711/
Moutsanas67173/
Moussanas675/
Messhenas672/
Mascanhas671/
Mhashenas671/

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