Moser Surname

4,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Moser Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mosser,' a chapelry in the parish of Brigham, Cumberland It seems almost certain that this is the parent, as the surname is familiar to that and the neighbouring counties.

1590.

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Moser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States40,9091:8,8601,071
Germany36,3311:2,216194
Austria25,8611:3299
Switzerland19,2061:42817
Brazil4,8101:44,5061,781
Italy3,3581:18,2123,123
France2,4511:27,1003,263
Canada2,2061:16,7022,406
Argentina7311:58,4734,970
England3701:150,58914,397
Australia3141:85,9749,937
Portugal3021:34,4972,124
Netherlands2241:75,38912,772
Thailand2031:347,97260,483
Czechia1541:69,04811,594
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
Spain1451:322,42818,998
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Poland851:447,16246,049
Venezuela671:450,8078,956
Hungary591:166,37814,685
Paraguay591:122,6572,701
Ecuador551:289,1978,885
Liechtenstein551:69891
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
India411:18,708,912282,725
Chile391:451,70411,842
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Norway361:142,84118,058
Singapore341:161,9916,884
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Slovenia331:75,38410,217
Greece301:369,32650,921
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Guam251:6,405908
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Israel171:503,39037,521
Hong Kong151:489,0323,321
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
China141:97,665,8265,141
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Finland131:422,82327,659
Romania111:1,825,26153,941
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Panama61:652,04310,051
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Malta41:107,5681,849
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1421:9,7661,253

The alternate forms: Möser (3,052) & Móser (22) are calculated separately.

Moser (634) may also be a first name.

Moser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mosser,' a chapelry in the parish of Brigham, Cumberland It seems almost certain that this is the parent, as the surname is familiar to that and the neighbouring counties.

1590. John Moser: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

The surname has ramified strongly in the United States.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Mosser.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) One who grew and sold vegetables.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Henry de Museriis, or Museres, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Mose; from the Flemish, from the Dutch, Moser; from the French, Moussier; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Moser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moser (Arabic: موسر, Hindi: मोसेर, Russian: Мосер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Möser or Móser. For other potential spellings of Moser click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moser is the 4,034th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 52,270 people. The last name Moser is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Moser are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Moser is also the 330,552nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 634 people.

The surname Moser is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 40,909 people, or 1 in 8,860. In The United States Moser is most common in: California, where 8 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 108 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 19 percent live.

Moser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moser last name increased 796 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moser last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.22% registered with the party.

The amount Moser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.82% more than the national average, earning €44,389 per year; in Norway they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning 366,987 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning R 191,496 per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möser933,052/
Móser9322/
Mosher9123,454/
Mosier9111,344/
Mosser916,026/
Mouser914,920/
Mooser911,754/
Moeser911,252/
Moiser91296/
Moszer91171/
Moyser91168/
Mosert91127/
Motser9196/
Muoser9178/
Mosere9159/
Mohser9113/
Mozser915/
Moseir914/
Moseer913/
Moscer913/
Moserz913/
Mosger911/
Mosesr911/
Moserd911/
Moseur911/
Modser911/
Mosear910/
Mose8939,486/
Moshier832,357/
Mossier83387/
Mosiere83264/
Mosheer83261/
Mousser83163/
Moscher83159/
Moesser83110/
Moosher8385/
Moshehr8338/
Mossere8318/
Mosierz8316/
Mousher8311/
Moesher8310/
Moshere839/
Mohsher839/
Moisher838/
Mossert838/
Modseer834/
Moisier832/
Mouseer832/
Mousier832/
Moshear831/
Mosherr831/
Moshser831/
Moosser831/
Moisser831/
Mosheir831/
Mosheur831/
Moserth831/
Moiseer831/
Moeszer830/
Mosiert830/
Motsger830/
Mossher830/
Moses80582,135/
Moise80116,854/
Mouse8050,616/
Moshe8018,466/
Mosse8015,310/
Moïse8014,983/
Moger808,659/
Mozer807,373/
Maser806,913/
Moose805,552/
Meser805,091/
Moyse803,965/
Mosey802,715/
Mosea802,513/
Muser801,594/
Motse801,182/
Mäser80960/
Mosie80670/
Moîse80391/
Mosed80276/
Mosej80245/
Moset80241/
Müser80239/
Mojer80210/
Mosir80207/
Mosee80164/
Modse80144/
Mosep80132/
Moseh80101/
Mosre8064/
Mosei8056/
Mojse8053/
Mocer8046/
Mosce8039/
Moseu8038/
Moßer8023/
Mmose8022/
Mhose8020/
Mohse808/
Moxer806/
Mosez805/
Mosje802/
Mosyr801/
Muose801/
Moussier771,063/
Motseare77587/
Moserová77199/
Moosherr77103/
Moisheer77100/
Moisiere7717/
Mouscher7715/
Moserova7712/
Mosserød778/
Moosheer775/
Modsseer772/
Mousheer772/
Moescher772/
Moshsher771/
Moudsser771/
Mojshser771/
Mostcher771/
Moitsier771/
Moissier771/
D'Mosier771/
Motsearz771/
Motshere771/
Motscher770/
Mohieser770/
Mosscher770/
Moschier770/
Moises7365,288/
Messer7333,288/
Musser7313,100/
Mosses7310,919/
Mousse736,579/
Mogere736,278/
Meuser735,402/
Moisei734,723/
Mauser734,263/
Mossie733,699/
Masser732,668/
Moyses732,493/
Motsie732,321/
Motsei732,125/
Mosiea731,936/
Moshir731,695/
Moisse731,609/
Musere731,452/
Moitse731,276/
Mossey731,234/
Moisey731,104/
Mosset73978/
Masere73976/
Moysey73884/
Matser73812/
Mozzer73671/
Mozher73671/
Maaser73624/
Mesher73582/
Mosiej73555/
Masier73524/
Masher73491/
Moïsse73422/
Mouzer73359/
Moucer73357/
Museur73344/
Maeser73342/
Mosess73331/
Musher73299/
Moseid73282/
Meeser73256/
Mojzer73250/
Muszer73245/
Moishe73245/
Mosesh73226/
Mozier73201/
Mocher73190/
Muiser73189/
Mojsej73185/
Moshes73181/
Mogier73169/
Mooses73140/
Mossed73136/
Musger73134/
Moused73125/
Moizer73124/
Mosire73121/
Moysei73121/
Mmoshe73118/
Maseer73117/
Mozere73109/
Moosey73106/
Masear73102/
Mesier7398/
Mosheh7397/
Mehser7384/
Moiset7376/
Mosies7376/
Mooshe7375/
Moisie7369/
Muyser7367/
Moshea7365/
Motshe7358/
Moshie7353/
Motjer7350/
Moutse7349/
Mosche7348/
Mosihe7346/
Mosgey7345/
Mousie7344/
Motger7343/
Mouses7341/
Moisez7340/
Moshed7338/
Maszer7337/
Mosheu7335/
Moszee7334/
Mouger7333/
Moscet7333/
Museer7332/
Moiger7332/
Mojses7331/
Mossea7329/
Mootse7328/
Mähser7328/
Moosie7327/
Musier7327/
Mojher7326/
Moseed7326/
Moseph7325/
Mudser7325/
Mousir7324/
Mozert7324/
Moshey7323/
Moyset7323/
Modsir7321/
Moezer7320/
Moushe7320/
Mouset7320/
Mocere7319/
Mosees7319/
Masert7318/
Mosyrz7318/
Moysie7318/
Mousey7317/
Mahser7317/
Mosiey7316/
Moszej7315/
Moxsir7315/
Mooseh7314/
Mozerr7313/
Maseir7313/
Mezser7312/
Mohsir7311/
Mossir7311/
Moiseh7310/
Mescer739/
Mossep739/
Mossøe739/
Mészer739/
Moyger738/
Majser738/
Mohsie738/
Mosiee738/
Mhouse737/
Mousee737/
Moysir737/
Moshee737/
Mogert737/
Mojert737/
Moisej735/
Moyshe735/
Mosesp735/
Modshe735/
Mossee735/
Mosseu735/
Masjer735/
Muoshe735/
Mossre735/
Moïses735/
Moiseș735/
Meseer734/
Moosir734/
Moscey734/
Moshei734/
Mogger734/
Moosee734/
Mösser734/
Musetr734/
Mohjer734/
Mmotse734/
Motsea734/
Mmosed734/
Meseur733/
Mosesj733/
Mutser733/
Moozer733/
Moseee733/
Moxcer733/
Mozses733/
Moîsse733/
Madser733/
Mosoey733/
Moshyr733/
Moyzer732/
Moisea732/
Mosied732/
Maserh732/
Moseas732/
Mosird732/
Musert732/
Moseis732/
Mosair732/
Moësse732/
Möhser732/
Motset732/
Mohsee732/
Moseyz732/
Mozear731/
Moisee731/
Moysse731/
Moised731/
Masger731/
Mascer731/
Moseat731/
Mosech731/
Moseey731/
Moseij731/
Mosesz731/
Mosett731/
Moshet731/
Moojer731/
Moosed731/
Mozeer731/
Mozeur731/
Mossei731/
Mossjr731/
Motsey731/
Muuser731/
Mohzer731/
Hmoses731/
Maseur731/
Moujer731/
Modger731/
Mousei731/
Mmosie731/
Moisce731/
Mojerd731/
Moseys731/
Mousez731/
Moßier731/
Moseha731/
Mosges731/
Morzer731/
Moosez731/
Mojerz731/
Mojsir731/
Moijer731/
Moiseş731/
Meszer731/
Mhoses731/
Mouzse731/
Motsed731/
Motsir731/
Mossze731/
Müsser731/
Müyser731/
Muoses731/
Mohtse731/
Modses731/
Mosiet731/
Mojsse731/
Mohsed731/
Mohsep731/
Moysed731/
Moysez731/
Mossce730/
Mooset730/
Mocier730/
Moxsey730/
Mozeir730/
Mohger730/
Muscer730/
Mots'eare71191/
Motsheare7121/
Mot'seare7116/
Mosherova7111/
Moeschier713/
Mossheart712/
Mosherová712/
Moscerova711/
M'Mousere711/
Mo'tseare711/
Mosa67122,258/
Mase6728,240/
Messier6711,939/
Moge6711,410/
Mosi679,550/
Mousset674,790/
Moje673,187/
Moze672,420/
Mescher671,897/
Mascher671,780/
Moisset671,565/
Musheer671,476/
Mochere671,455/
Moshesh671,231/
Massier671,184/
Moce671,061/
Mashere67816/
Mausser67809/
Maasher67709/
Može67513/
Mosy67362/
Mahseur67247/
Mosheed67235/
Moysset67231/
Moushey67230/
Mousseh67217/
Mussier67211/
Mooijer67209/
Mossett67204/
Mojsiej67180/
Massere67175/
Moussie67164/
Moxe67151/
Moschet67149/
Mushere67134/
Mussert67131/
Mäscher67122/
Mots'ei67118/
Muijser67117/
Müscher67116/
Moussey67102/
Moussei6783/
Moudjer6782/
Meusert6773/
Messeur6771/
Masheer6765/
Morzier6764/
Moshett6756/
Muscher6753/
Mojcher6753/
Modssir6752/
Mausert6750/
Moiseis6749/
Mootsey6748/
Mossire6746/
Messeir6741/
Moschea6741/
Moschee6740/
Mosches6739/
Mussere6733/
Mossess6732/
Mussger6732/
Masseur6731/
Motshei6727/
Mosiets6725/
Maaseer6724/
Motsett6722/
Mousses6722/
Mouzher6719/
Mausier6719/
Mottsey6717/
Muysert6717/
Moutsea6717/
Mosé6716/
Mochert6715/
Mahaser6714/
Moijses6713/
Moschir6713/
Mehsher6712/
Mousett6712/
Moushir6712/
Motsehe6712/
Meshier6711/
Moussez6711/
Matsere6711/
Moseich6710/
Moujher6710/
Moisheh6710/
Mahsher679/
Mosè679/
Mushier679/
Mougier678/
Maserre678/
Moyseis678/
Mojsses678/
Modrzer678/
Möscher678/
Modshir677/
Mescier677/
Moisses677/
Motsiee677/
Mohsieh677/
Modzier676/
Musherd676/
Mooshie676/
Muddser676/
Meuszer676/
Moysies676/
Mot'sei676/
Moddsir675/
Modzher675/
Mashcer675/
Mudsser675/
Moschei675/
Mutsert675/
Mmasere675/
Mousiet675/
Moosche675/
Moische675/
Moiseea674/
Moshirr674/
Moussee674/
Mossech674/
Moissey674/
Mousheh674/
Mguseer674/
Majseer674/
Mahsser674/
Mosheat674/
Moucher673/
Motcher673/
Mutsere673/
Motssir673/
Mushear673/
Muserph673/
Moussir673/
Mousies673/
Moše673/
Modjere673/
Muhsger673/
Mudseer673/
Madseer673/
Mosseit672/
Mohssir672/
Mottsheard672/
Mouzeur672/
Maseher672/
Mausher672/
Moussea672/
Moussse672/
Mutsher672/
Moisiej672/
Meusser672/
Moysses672/
Mhasser672/
Moissei672/
Mojgier672/
Mohsche672/
Mesheir672/
Madsere672/
Moutshe672/
Mohtshe672/
Moiseys672/
Mohshed672/
Mashier671/
Moscherova671/
Mausere671/
M'Oisse671/
Madsger671/
Maesser671/
Meauser671/
Messeer671/
Moseets671/
Mosheez671/
Mooshir671/
Mouseid671/
Mossetz671/
Mosseyt671/
Mosshir671/
Mottsir671/
Mushert671/
Mohsire671/
Moiseas671/
Moisett671/
Moishie671/
Moissea671/
Moissse671/
Mojheer671/
Modsisr671/
Muscere671/
Mehseur671/
Mosuoee671/
Masserd671/
Massert671/
Masierz671/
Maseere671/
Maseire671/
Matsier671/
Maehser671/
M'Moussere671/
Mahsear671/
Meesher671/
Mougere671/
Mougger671/
Mouzere671/
Mouseha671/
Moussed671/
Moussej671/
Moussep671/
Moussre671/
Moziere671/
Mosheah671/
Mosheha671/
Moshets671/
Moshieh671/
Mosehhe671/
Moseova671/
Moshair671/
Moscherová671/
Mossehe671/
Mootshe671/
Moicher671/
Museere671/
Muserre671/
Muiseur671/
Mesierr671/
Messser671/
Musiere671/
Mussher671/
Musszer671/
D'Moses671/
Mhossei671/
Meeseer671/
Maasser671/
Maatser671/
Mudsier671/
Motsire671/
Moshejh671/
Moshoey671/
Moscheu671/
Moseydz671/
Mohshir671/
Mousseï671/
Mouzzer671/
Moyjses671/
Mehseir671/
Maseerh671/
Maseert671/
Matseer671/
Mahseer671/
Mahsier671/
Madsher671/
Madsser671/
Moseatt670/
Mousees670/
Muisert670/
Meesser670/
Mashert670/
Moosett670/
Moohsie670/
Masgier670/
Maesher670/
Masheir670/
Motsche670/
Mattser670/
Moshire670/
Mascier670/
Messear670/
Messher670/
Mouseth670/
Mutsear670/
Mashzer670/
Mausger670/
Mosheis670/
Massher670/
Moshees670/
Masseer670/

Moser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moser in the Hindi language
मोसेरmosera-
Moser in the Russian language
Мосерmoser-
Moser in the Arabic language
موسرmwsr-
موسيرmwsyr-

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