Moshi Surname
Approximately 69,572 people bear this surname
Moshi Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from Moshi, the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Moses.
Moshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 62,165 | 1:852 | 105 |
| Iraq | 3,851 | 1:9,094 | 735 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| DR Congo | 664 | 1:111,264 | 12,279 |
| South Africa | 635 | 1:85,319 | 10,490 |
| United States | 409 | 1:886,208 | 67,037 |
| Nigeria | 290 | 1:610,837 | 29,086 |
| Kenya | 137 | 1:337,080 | 20,325 |
| India | 136 | 1:5,640,187 | 135,419 |
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 1:824,441 | 8,487 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Moshi (35,673) may also be a first name.
Moshi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from Moshi, the Biblical Hebrew form of the name Moses.
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Moshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moshi (Hindi: मोशी, Marathi: मोशी, Russian: Моши, Tibetan: མོ་ཤི་) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,183rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 104,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Moshi reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 24,377th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 35,673 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 62,165 people, or 1 in 852. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 21 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 6 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.
Moshi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya, Chaldean Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Moshi surname are 20.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moshi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.45% less than the national average, earning R 127,248 per year; in United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $45,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moshi in the Tibetan language | ||
| མོ་ཤི་ | moshi | - |
| Moshi in the Marathi language | ||
| मोशी | mosi | 97.96 |
| मोनशी | monasi | 2.04 |
| Moshi in the Hindi language | ||
| मोशी | mosi | 57.14 |
| मोसही | mosahi | 14.29 |
| मोषी | mosi | 14.29 |
| मॉशी | mosi | 14.29 |
| Moshi in the Russian language | ||
| Моши | mosi | - |
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Footnotes
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