Moseti Surname

47,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moseti Surname User-submission:

The surname Moseti means 'hunter', 'one who hunts' in the Gusii tribe of Kenya and Tanzania.

Moseti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya10,1811:4,536653
Tanzania5111:103,60410,117
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England91:6,190,895170,599
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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 Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moseti is found most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Moseti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moseti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,930th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 676,338 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moseti are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Moseti is also the 146,058th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 2,546 people.

The surname Moseti is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 10,181 people, or 1 in 4,536. In Kenya Moseti is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 34 percent are found, Kisii County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Moseti exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Moseti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosetti921,007/
Mouseti9238/
Mosetis929/
Mosethi924/
Mosetei922/
Mosesti922/
Mousetis86113/
Mosetich8620/
Mosetihe863/
Maseti837,074/
Mosete831,068/
Mositi83633/
Mozeti8311/
Mojeti839/
Mosety836/
Mogeti833/
Mosettich8026/
Mosehetti801/
Masetti775,717/
Mosethe77361/
Masethi77335/
Mocetti77235/
Mogetti77118/
Mositet77105/
Mosiete7775/
Mozetti7724/
Mosette779/
Mojetti774/
Masetie774/
Moseter773/
Mogethi773/
Mosithi772/
Mositoi771/
Mozzeti771/
Masceti771/
Moseteu771/
Mozheti771/
Mozetie771/
Mositai771/
Moseste771/
Mosetea771/
Mojeiti771/
Mogetai771/
Mocethi771/
Mosetter7187/
Masetich7187/
Mousette7161/
Mozetich7135/
Mosether7123/
Mousetes7116/
Maasetti7114/
Moisette713/
Mausetti712/
Masietti712/
Mahaseti711/
Mogetihe711/
Masetihe711/
Moggetti711/
Modjeiti711/
Maïsetti711/
Masietie711/
Mousiete711/
Moysetty711/
Moosette711/
Mosester711/
Masgetti711/
Mosettes710/
Masete676,646/
Majeti674,437/
Masiti67486/
Mogiti67267/
Mocete67150/
Mahasetti6784/
Mosite6775/
Mahasethi6771/
Mageti6749/
Mojiti6717/
Mociti679/
Mogestedt674/
Masety674/
Mogete673/
Mozete672/
Mositj671/
Maasehtti671/
Moseshteh671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moseti
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