Moscol Surname

92,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Moscol Surname User-submission:

Italian and Spanish: from mosco, which means 'mosquito', 'gnat'; hence a nickname for a small, annoying, or persistent person.

Americanized form of Greek Moschos, Moskos, from the personal name Moskhos, Moskos, which means 'sweet-smelling', 'fragrant', from moskhos, which means 'musk', from Persian moshk, which means 'musk'.

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Moscol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4,3131:7,3691,115
Ecuador6681:23,8113,191
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Panama41:978,06412,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Moscol (18) may also be a first name.

Moscol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Italian and Spanish: from mosco, which means 'mosquito', 'gnat'; hence a nickname for a small, annoying, or persistent person.

Americanized form of Greek Moschos, Moskos, from the personal name Moskhos, Moskos, which means 'sweet-smelling', 'fragrant', from moskhos, which means 'musk', from Persian moshk, which means 'musk'. This name is also found in compounds such as Moskogiannis, which means 'musky John', Moskopoulos, which means 'musky Paul'.

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Moscol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moscol is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moscol? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moscol is the 92,234th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,406,319 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Moscol live; 97 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name globally, held by 18 people.

It is most numerous in Peru, where it is borne by 4,313 people, or 1 in 7,369. In Peru it is primarily concentrated in: Piura Region, where 61 percent live, Lima Province, where 21 percent live and Callao Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Peru this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Moscol Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moscol surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Moscol earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,172 per year and in United States they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $47,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moscoll923/
Moschol921/
Moscole921/
Mosol91377/
Mocol9147/
Moscotel861/
Mosole831,613/
Moscal83545/
Moskol83116/
Mascol8383/
Mosoll8372/
Moisol8328/
Moscul8318/
Mosgol8315/
Mosold834/
Mocole834/
Moucol832/
Moszol831/
Muscol831/
Mocoul831/
Mosoul831/
Mascoll77885/
Mhosole77417/
Muschol77228/
Mocolle7719/
Moscall7715/
Mosgoll7712/
Mascole773/
Moskole772/
Mosoule771/
Mozol733,654/
Masol731,024/
Macol73935/
Mokol73456/
Mosal73409/
Mojol7346/
McCol7326/
Moqol7314/
Mocal734/
McOle733/
McOil731/
Mckol731/
Moscatel71433/
Moschall7181/
Maschool7155/
Muscholl7122/
Moscatil716/
Masscoll712/
Moshchul712/
Mocolová711/
Moscalle711/
Mascould710/
Moskal6714,409/
McColl679,912/
Masole674,366/
Masold672,313/
McCole671,884/
Mokole671,845/
Makool671,267/
Mosale67304/
Mescal67217/
Mascal67151/
Maqool67134/
Mokoil67123/
Masool67118/
Moskul67113/
Macool67106/
Muscal6785/
Moukol6785/
MacOul6765/
Moujol6757/
Mosall6754/
Maccol6745/
Mozgol6744/
Maskol6738/
Macole6738/
Muszol6737/
Moskál6736/
Mhasol6735/
Mozoul6733/
Modjol6728/
Morzol6728/
Mousal6724/
Mausol6721/
Mocale6721/
Mokool6718/
Macoll6717/
Masoll6717/
Moscatell6716/
Moshcatel6716/
Mohsal6715/
Mackol6713/
Majool6712/
Masolt6710/
Moisal6710/
Mozole6710/
Mokoul6710/
Mookal675/
Mhosal675/
Muscul674/
Moucal674/
Mosatl674/
Mosalh673/
Mmokol673/
Mozcul673/
Mogkol673/
Moskolova672/
Moscalova672/
Mokoll672/
Mocall672/
Masgol672/
MacOld671/
MacOlt671/
Mosgal671/
Moojal671/
Moosal671/
Moical671/
Maszol671/
Maasol671/
Mazool671/
Mosald671/
Moszal671/
Mosaal671/
Moqole671/
Moqolh671/
Moqool671/
Magcol671/
Mosalt671/
Moozal671/
Mockal670/

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