Mose Surname
Approximately 39,486 people bear this surname
Mose Surname Definition:
Mose is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: moses.
Read More About This SurnameMose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21,996 | 1:2,099 | 324 |
| Malawi | 2,274 | 1:7,528 | 1,107 |
| United States | 2,075 | 1:174,679 | 17,557 |
| South Africa | 1,934 | 1:28,013 | 3,600 |
| DR Congo | 1,847 | 1:40,000 | 4,929 |
| Nigeria | 1,378 | 1:128,551 | 8,395 |
| Philippines | 1,332 | 1:76,005 | 13,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,051 | 1:7,758 | 576 |
| Denmark | 1,039 | 1:5,433 | 492 |
| Indonesia | 870 | 1:152,011 | 14,920 |
| Tanzania | 706 | 1:74,988 | 7,799 |
| India | 425 | 1:1,804,860 | 64,070 |
| Zimbabwe | 265 | 1:58,258 | 8,839 |
| Iran | 252 | 1:304,693 | 21,462 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Germany | 182 | 1:442,338 | 39,473 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Italy | 106 | 1:576,950 | 54,562 |
| Solomon Islands | 97 | 1:5,980 | 860 |
| New Zealand | 80 | 1:56,604 | 8,933 |
| American Samoa | 75 | 1:743 | 68 |
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Liberia | 48 | 1:91,844 | 7,477 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Cook Islands | 22 | 1:826 | 159 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Barbados | 18 | 1:15,969 | 956 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 502 | 1:100,037 | 10,157 |
The alternate forms: Möse (230), Mosé (16), Mosè (9) & Moše (3) are calculated separately.
Mose (19,256) may also be a first name.
Mose Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mose is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: moses.
1. A contraction of Moses. 2. A tributary of the Trent. 3. Moze, a parish in Kent. In H.R. there is a LeMose, denoting some quality, nationality, or occupation.
User-submitted Reference
A few similar names exist, but in terms of the exact spelling of Mose, then in Danish, and in general in parts of Scandinavia, then it means 'bog', 'swamp', or 'march'.
It's a type of surnames based on the nearby landscape, similar to Lund (grove), so it can be found used in all the areas where you find wetlands, or areas with acid type dirt that is difficult to grow corn in (former swamps, bogs).
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Mose Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Mose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mose (Georgian: მოსე, Hindi: मोसे, Marathi: मोसे, Russian: Мосе) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Möse, Mosé, Mosè or Moše. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mose? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,109th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 184,560 people. Mose is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Mose live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mose is also the 38,927th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 19,256 people.
Mose is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 21,996 people, or 1 in 2,099. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 46 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 23 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Kenya Mose occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Mose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mose has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 413 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mose Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mose last name is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mose surname are 17.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.72% registered with the political party.
The amount Mose earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.37% less than the national average, earning R 151,212 per year; in United States they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $37,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,068 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mose Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mose in the Georgian language | ||
| მოსე | mose | - |
| Mose in the Marathi language | ||
| मोसे | mose | - |
| Mose in the Hindi language | ||
| मोसे | mose | 75 |
| मॉसेयादव | moseyadava | 25 |
| Mose in the Russian language | ||
| Мосе | mose | - |
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Mose Reference & Research
Moss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Moss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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