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Where Does The Last Name Moses Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Moses (Arabic: موسس, Georgian: მოსეს, Hindi: मोसेस, Marathi: मोसेस, Oriya: େମାେସସ, Russian: Мосес) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Mosès. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moses? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Moses is the 911^th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,519 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Moses reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 331^st most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 1,897,658 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 244,167 people, or 1 in 725. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent reside, Kaduna, where 6 percent reside and Borno, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 167 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Moses Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Moses has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moses last name rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 28 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moses Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (66%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Moses last name are 37.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moses earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning 266,582 kr per year; in Peru they earn 106.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,057 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning R 213,600 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,233 CAD per year.