Moshe Surname
Approximately 18,466 people bear this surname
Moshe Surname User-submission:
- 'Shvili' is the Georgian word for 'son'.
Moshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 10,758 | 1:795 | 37 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| South Africa | 1,879 | 1:28,833 | 3,703 |
| Nigeria | 944 | 1:187,651 | 11,385 |
| United States | 616 | 1:588,407 | 48,054 |
| Lesotho | 537 | 1:3,785 | 702 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Botswana | 298 | 1:7,339 | 1,280 |
| India | 196 | 1:3,913,599 | 107,087 |
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Zambia | 74 | 1:214,188 | 13,668 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Bulgaria | 53 | 1:131,677 | 7,668 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Moshé (1) are calculated separately.
Moshe (119,655) may also be a first name.
Moshe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
- Moshe is the Hebrew version of the name Moses.
- 'Shvili' is the Georgian word for 'son'.
- The literal translation of this last name in Georgian is Son of Moses, which indicates that the person with this last name is a Georgian Jew.
This surname derives from Moshi, the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Moses.
- zmoshi234Moshe Demographics
Average Moshe Salary in
United States
$48,937 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moshe (Arabic: موشي, Georgian: მოშე, Hindi: मोशे, Marathi: मोशे, Russian: Моше) is found most frequently in Israel. It can appear in the variant forms: Moshé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moshe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,063rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 394,647 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Moshe live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Moshe is also the 8,626th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 119,655 people.
The last name Moshe is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 10,758 people, or 1 in 795. In Israel Moshe is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 30 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent reside and Northern District, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Israel it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Moshe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moshe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moshe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moshe last name are 45.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moshe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.99% less than the national average, earning R 185,376 per year; in United States they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $48,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 105.7% more than the national average, earning $102,197 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moshe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moshe in the Georgian language | ||
| მოშე | moshe | - |
| Moshe in the Marathi language | ||
| मोशे | mose | 90.6 |
| मोसे | mose | 2.56 |
| बोसे | bose | 1.71 |
| मोघे | moghe | 1.71 |
| मोशेे | mosee | 0.85 |
| मोरे | more | 0.85 |
| Moshe in the Hindi language | ||
| मोशे | mose | 66.67 |
| मोसहे | mosahe | 33.33 |
| Moshe in the Russian language | ||
| Моше | mose | - |
| Moshe in the Arabic language | ||
| موشي | mwshy | - |
| موشى | mwshy | - |
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