Moseti Surname
Approximately 10,775 people bear this surname
Moseti Surname User-submission:
The surname Moseti means 'hunter', 'one who hunts' in the Gusii tribe of Kenya and Tanzania.
Moseti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10,181 | 1:4,536 | 653 |
| Tanzania | 511 | 1:103,604 | 10,117 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Moseti (2,546) may also be a first name.
Moseti Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Moseti means 'hunter', 'one who hunts' in the Gusii tribe of Kenya and Tanzania.
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Moseti Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Moseti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moseti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moseti occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moseti? popularity and diffusion
Moseti is the 47,930th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 676,338 people. The last name Moseti is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moseti live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 146,058th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,546 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 10,181 people, or 1 in 4,536. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyamira County, where 34 percent reside, Kisii County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Moseti Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Moseti surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Moseti earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning R 232,836 per year and in United States they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $54,607 USD per year.
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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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