Moscoso Surname
Approximately 59,648 people bear this surname
Moscoso Surname Definition:
Derived from the latin "musca" and refers to a place abounding in flies.
Galician name from Goths. Later in Andalusia.
Moscoso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 9,889 | 1:3,214 | 520 |
| Ecuador | 7,635 | 1:2,083 | 360 |
| Bolivia | 6,445 | 1:1,647 | 318 |
| Colombia | 6,303 | 1:7,580 | 939 |
| Chile | 5,014 | 1:3,513 | 523 |
| Guatemala | 4,782 | 1:3,363 | 517 |
| Mexico | 3,642 | 1:34,082 | 2,083 |
| Philippines | 3,475 | 1:29,133 | 4,144 |
| Spain | 3,108 | 1:15,042 | 1,712 |
| United States | 2,554 | 1:141,918 | 14,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,072 | 1:5,035 | 531 |
| Argentina | 1,420 | 1:30,101 | 2,535 |
| Brazil | 691 | 1:309,804 | 11,936 |
| Costa Rica | 558 | 1:8,566 | 476 |
| El Salvador | 417 | 1:15,213 | 820 |
| Venezuela | 416 | 1:72,606 | 3,051 |
| Panama | 378 | 1:10,350 | 916 |
| Honduras | 229 | 1:38,500 | 1,113 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Cuba | 96 | 1:120,028 | 3,297 |
| Puerto Rico | 63 | 1:56,351 | 1,209 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Moscoso (43) may also be a first name.
Moscoso Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Derived from the latin "musca" and refers to a place abounding in flies.
Galician name from Goths. Later in Andalusia.
Moscoso Demographics
Average Male Moscoso Height
171.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moscoso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moscoso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moscoso is found most frequently in Peru. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moscoso? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,477th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 122,176 people. The surname Moscoso is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Moscoso are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Andean South America. Moscoso is also the 1,545,828th most common first name internationally, held by 43 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 9,889 people, or 1 in 3,214. In Peru Moscoso is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 38 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 15 percent are found and Cusco Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Peru this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 13 percent are found and Bolivia, where 11 percent are found.
Moscoso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moscoso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moscoso surname expanded 255,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moscoso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Moscoso surname are 41.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Moscoso earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning 255,206 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,198 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $26,941,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $55,678 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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