Moscoso Surname

9,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bolivia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru9,8891:3,214520
Ecuador7,6351:2,083360
Bolivia6,4451:1,647318
Colombia6,3031:7,580939
Chile5,0141:3,513523
Guatemala4,7821:3,363517
Mexico3,6421:34,0822,083
Philippines3,4751:29,1334,144
Spain3,1081:15,0421,712
United States2,5541:141,91814,732
Dominican Republic2,0721:5,035531
Argentina1,4201:30,1012,535
Brazil6911:309,80411,936
Costa Rica5581:8,566476
El Salvador4171:15,213820
Venezuela4161:72,6063,051
Panama3781:10,350916
Honduras2291:38,5001,113
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Cuba961:120,0283,297
Puerto Rico631:56,3511,209
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Australia291:930,88655,860
England261:2,143,00282,017
France181:3,690,151224,666
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Moscoso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moscoso is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Moscoso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moscoso? popularity and diffusion

Moscoso is the 9,477th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 122,176 people. Moscoso occurs mostly 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 frequently held forename on earth, held by 43 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 9,889 people, or 1 in 3,214. In Peru Moscoso is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 38 percent live, Arequipa Region, where 15 percent live and Cusco Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Peru Moscoso is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 13 percent live and Bolivia, where 11 percent live.

Moscoso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moscoso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moscoso surname grew 255,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moscoso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moscoso last name are 41.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.43% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moscosio93199/
Moscosso9363/
Moscosco936/
Moscosos935/
Mosccoso932/
Mososo92380/
Mocoso9217/
Moscosa864,013/
Moscozo86528/
Muscoso8669/
Moscuso8644/
Mozcoso8626/
Moscoco8622/
Mascoso866/
Moscaso864/
Moskoso863/
Moscojo862/
Mososot862/
Moxcoso861/
Mosgoso861/
Mososod861/
Mocosos861/
Mescoso861/
Mcoso8384/
Moscossa802/
Mosquoso802/
Muscuoso801/
Moscozzo801/
Moskotso801/
Moscocio801/
Masoso771,882/
Mokoso77466/
Mosaso77300/
Mososa7784/
Macoso7751/
Mocosa777/
Mococo774/
Mcosho771/
Mojoso771/
Makosso7136,959/
Macosso718,171/
Masosot71251/
Masosod7188/
Muscosa7180/
Moscoza7178/
Mokosso7176/
Muscuso7172/
Mascosa7155/
Moscusa7122/
Mosacho7111/
Mozcozo7111/
Mokosho714/
Mokosoa714/
Masosos714/
Moscasa713/
Mozcosa713/
Makocoo712/
Mocoyco712/
Makooso712/
Macosco712/
Moucoco712/
Mosocho712/
MacOsho711/
Mokosio711/
Mocozzo711/
Mascaso711/
Mascuso711/
Mosousa711/
Mocasco711/
Moscazo711/
Mososah711/
Mosgosa711/
Mokoyso711/
Mackosso671,361/
Mokhosoa67285/
Mosqueso6750/
Masosoth6740/
Mocotsha677/
Mokoosio677/
Mokhosho674/
Moukosso673/
Mokossoh673/
Makossso672/
Mosatcho671/
Mosousah671/
Modjosso671/
Mokoshoa671/
Masosoch671/

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