Mose Surname

14,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Mose Surname Definition:

Mose is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: moses.

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Mose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21,9961:2,099324
Malawi2,2741:7,5281,107
United States2,0751:174,67917,557
South Africa1,9341:28,0133,600
DR Congo1,8471:40,0004,929
Nigeria1,3781:128,5518,395
Philippines1,3321:76,00513,143
Papua New Guinea1,0511:7,758576
Denmark1,0391:5,433492
Indonesia8701:152,01114,920
Tanzania7061:74,9887,799
India4251:1,804,86064,070
Zimbabwe2651:58,2588,839
Iran2521:304,69321,462
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Germany1821:442,33839,473
Canada1811:203,56719,858
England1551:359,47125,733
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Solomon Islands971:5,980860
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
American Samoa751:74368
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Zambia411:386,58319,508
Australia391:692,19746,687
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Cook Islands221:826159
China181:75,962,3094,162
Barbados181:15,969956
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
France121:5,535,227269,324
Austria111:774,13064,097
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Samoa41:48,452659
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Wales61:261,4039,165
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:100,03710,157

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

- fylger

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möse92230/
Mosé9216/
Mosè929/
Moše923/
Moses89582,135/
Moser89139,420/
Moise89116,854/
Mouse8950,616/
Moshe8918,466/
Mosse8915,310/
Moïse8914,983/
Moose895,552/
Moyse893,965/
Mosey892,715/
Mosea892,513/
Motse891,182/
Mosie89670/
Moîse89391/
Moese89363/
Mosed89276/
Mosej89245/
Moset89241/
Mosee89164/
Modse89144/
Mosep89132/
Moseh89101/
Mosei8956/
Mojse8953/
Mosce8939/
Moseu8938/
Mmose8922/
Mhose8920/
Mohse898/
Mosez895/
Mosje892/
Muose891/
Mos869,490/
Moises8065,288/
Mosher8023,454/
Mosier8011,344/
Mosses8010,919/
Mousse806,579/
Mosser806,026/
Mouser804,920/
Moisei804,723/
Mossie803,699/
Moyses802,493/
Motsie802,321/
Motsei802,125/
Mosiea801,936/
Mooser801,754/
Moisse801,609/
Moitse801,276/
Mossey801,234/
Moisey801,104/
Mosset80978/
Moysey80884/
Mosiej80555/
Moïsse80422/
Mosess80331/
Moiser80296/
Moseid80282/
Moishe80245/
Mosesh80226/
Mojsej80185/
Moshes80181/
Moyser80168/
Mooses80140/
Mossed80136/
Moused80125/
Moysei80121/
Mmoshe80118/
Moosey80106/
Mosheh8097/
Motser8096/
Muoser8078/
Moiset8076/
Mosies8076/
Mooshe8075/
Moisie8069/
Moshea8065/
Motshe8058/
Moesse8055/
Moshie8053/
Moutse8049/
Mosche8048/
Mosihe8046/
Mosgey8045/
Mousie8044/
Mouses8041/
Moisez8040/
Moshed8038/
Mosheu8035/
Moszee8034/
Moscet8033/
Mojses8031/
Mossea8029/
Mootse8028/
Moosie8027/
Moseed8026/
Moseph8025/
Moshey8023/
Moyset8023/
Moushe8020/
Mouset8020/
Mosees8019/
Moysie8018/
Mousey8017/
Mosiey8016/
Moszej8015/
Mooseh8014/
Moiseh8010/
Mossep809/
Mossøe809/
Mohsie808/
Mosiee808/
Mhouse807/
Mousee807/
Moshee807/
Moesie806/
Moisej805/
Moyshe805/
Moesey805/
Mosesp805/
Mozser805/
Modshe805/
Mossee805/
Mosseu805/
Muoshe805/
Moïses805/
Moiseș805/
Moscey804/
Moshei804/
Moosee804/
Mmotse804/
Motsea804/
Mmosed804/
Moseer803/
Moscer803/
Mosesj803/
Moseee803/
Mozses803/
Moîsse803/
Mosoey803/
Moisea802/
Mosied802/
Moseas802/
Moseis802/
Moësse802/
Moeshe802/
Motset802/
Mohsee802/
Moseyz802/
Moisee801/
Moysse801/
Moised801/
Moseat801/
Mosech801/
Moseey801/
Moseij801/
Mosesz801/
Mosett801/
Moshet801/
Moosed801/
Mossei801/
Motsey801/
Hmoses801/
Mosger801/
Mousei801/
Mosesr801/
Mmosie801/
Moisce801/
Moseys801/
Mouyse801/
Mousez801/
Moseha801/
Mosges801/
Moosez801/
Moiseş801/
Modser801/
Moesea801/
Mhoses801/
Mouzse801/
Motsed801/
Mossze801/
Muoses801/
Mohtse801/
Modses801/
Mosiet801/
Mojsse801/
Mohsed801/
Mohsep801/
Moysed801/
Moysez801/
Mossce800/
Mooset800/
Moxsey800/
Moss75166,948/
Muse75149,064/
Mosa75122,258/
Mase7528,240/
Moos7518,209/
Moge7511,410/
Mosi759,550/
Most758,793/
Mous755,339/
Mois753,477/
Moje753,187/
Mese753,072/
Mohs752,993/
Moze752,420/
Moce751,061/
Mosz75630/
Mosh75601/
Moys75558/
Može75513/
Mosy75362/
Mots75280/
Moxe75151/
Muos75128/
Moës75123/
Mojs7588/
Moås7515/
Mosd7513/
Hmos756/
Moïs756/
Mosp755/
Mods755/
Mgos753/
Moîs752/
Moxs752/
'Mos751/
Mmos751/
Mousset734,790/
Moisset731,565/
Moshesh731,231/
Mosheer73261/
Mosheed73235/
Moysset73231/
Moushey73230/
Mousseh73217/
Mossett73204/
Mojsiej73180/
Moussie73164/
Mousser73163/
Moschet73149/
Mots'ei73118/
Moussey73102/
Moosher7385/
Moussei7383/
Moshett7356/
Moiseis7349/
Mootsey7348/
Moschea7341/
Moschee7340/
Mosches7339/
Mossess7332/
Motshei7327/
Mosiets7325/
Motsett7322/
Mousses7322/
Mottsey7317/
Moutsea7317/
Moesche7313/
Moijses7313/
Mousett7312/
Motsehe7312/
Mousher7311/
Moussez7311/
Moseich7310/
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Moseatt730/
Mousees730/
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Motsche730/
Motsger730/
Mouseth730/
Moessey730/
Mosheis730/
Moshees730/
Mossher730/
Mousa67572,691/
Moges67165,052/
Moshi6769,572/
Moosa6763,586/
Masse6738,023/
Mosha6734,971/
Mossa6733,284/
Maseh6716,664/
Musse6716,223/
Mossi6715,702/
Muuse6711,995/
Moisa6710,388/
Moger678,659/
Musee678,537/
Mhase678,369/
Motsi677,941/
Mozer677,373/
Masee677,285/
Maser676,913/
Musie675,918/
Muise675,878/
Moche675,546/
Messe674,521/
Meese674,467/
Mosch674,372/
Matse673,970/
Moxey673,537/
Mozes673,433/
Möser673,052/
Maese673,010/
Masie672,566/
Mushe672,232/
Moshy672,192/
Mouss672,141/
Mooge672,004/
Moisi671,968/
Moish671,848/
Moisy671,799/
Mashe671,744/
Mouysset671,720/
Maset671,664/
Muser671,594/
Mause671,569/
Meuse671,491/
Mgosi671,381/
Mozie671,361/
Masea671,316/
Mossy671,253/
Muset671,234/
Moisă671,224/
Moots671,155/
Moesi671,119/
Mosip671,063/
Moyce671,032/
Mases671,027/
Mosaa671,002/
Mosai67997/
Maase67948/
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Moige67861/
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Mosit67172/
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Mgase67118/
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Moths67105/
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Moisheer67100/
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Moits6742/
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Mosejová6729/
Maxse6728/
Mosuy6726/
Mozsi6726/
Moiseich6724/
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Moßer6723/
Moyseets6722/
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Moods6720/
Mosiy6720/
Mohss6720/
Musée6719/
Mudse6718/
Madse6718/
Moissett6717/
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Mose Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mose in the Georgian language
მოსეmose-
Mose in the Marathi language
मोसेmose-
Mose in the Hindi language
मोसेmose75
मॉसेयादवmoseyadava25
Mose in the Russian language
Мосеmose-

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