Moshima Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Moshima (197) may also be a first name.

Moshima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moshima (Hindi: मोशिमा, Marathi: मोशीमा) occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moshima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moshima live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 197 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 224,804. In South Africa Moshima is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Moshima Last Name Statistics demography

Moshima earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.17% less than the national average, earning R 127,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motshima931/
Mosima926,178/
Mushima862,924/
Mashima862,588/
Motsima86845/
Moshime86284/
Moshimi8636/
Moshema8631/
Mosimah8612/
Mochima865/
Mosimas864/
Mossima863/
Mousima863/
Meshima862/
Mosimat862/
Moosima861/
Mojsima861/
Moseima861/
Mosoima861/
Moshimo861/
Mutshima804,386/
Moussima80537/
Maeshima80207/
Matshima80106/
Mushimat8096/
Moshimer8032/
Moutsima8011/
Mashimad806/
Mushimah805/
Meshaima803/
Muschima802/
Moshemat801/
Mosaimat801/
Mashaima801/
Mashimas801/
Mousimai801/
Mooshimi801/
Mushioma801/
Motshema801/
Moshesma801/
Moschimi801/
Mosime774,903/
Masima774,120/
Musima771,020/
Mosuma77531/
Mosimo77178/
Mosimi77134/
Mesima77109/
Mosema7791/
Mozima7765/
Mocima771/
Mosheimer7526/
Moissimha753/
Mahashima752/
Mousssima751/
Mushimi714,185/
Mashimo711,340/
Matsima711,095/
Mashema71967/
Muchima71912/
Mushema71869/
Massima71828/
Mashimi71584/
Machima71331/
Mosemat71292/
Masimah71127/
Mushime71113/
Motsime71101/
Mashuma7181/
Moosheimer7160/
Meshimo7153/
Mochema7149/
Musimah7141/
Moisema7141/
Masimat7135/
Masimas7126/
Mutsima7125/
Musimha7122/
Maesima7121/
Mushimo7120/
Motsema7113/
Musaima719/
Masaima719/
Masimay719/
Messima718/
Motsimi718/
Muçoima718/
Masimad717/
Mosimme716/
Moshemi716/
Mossimi714/
Museima714/
Mossimo714/
Masimma713/
Mussima713/
Mocimah713/
Mesimaa713/
Motsimo713/
Mashime713/
Musimma713/
Mosesma712/
Moseimi712/
Mossema712/
Masimga712/
Mascima712/
Mausima711/
Meshaima'a711/
Mosaime711/
Mosimer711/
Mousimi711/
Mouzima711/
Musimau711/
Mushahiema711/
Mochime711/
Musimga711/
Moseama711/
Moshumo711/
Mosemai711/
Mochimo711/
Mesimah711/
Musimai711/
Musimay711/
Musimat711/
Mochimi711/
Moscime711/
Moshemo711/
Masxima711/
Moseime710/
Mosemas710/
Matchima671,382/
Moussimi67620/
Mutchima6773/
Matshema6767/
Matshimo6741/
Mashumah6733/
Musaimah6728/
Mocimahe6722/
Mutshime6721/
Muçoimaj6719/
Massimha6713/
Meesimma6713/
Motsimme6711/
Motshemi6710/
Moisemah676/
Mashemma675/
Moosemay674/
Mutshimi674/
Muchuima674/
Massaima673/
Motsiemi673/
Mashimyi673/
Muçoimai673/
Meschimo672/
Matshime672/
Matshimi672/
Motsemay672/
Motsimmi672/
Madchima672/
Moschemi671/
Mousimho671/
Mushyoma671/
Mohseema671/
Masuimat671/
Meshimoh671/
Masaimat671/
Muchimma671/
Motsieme671/
Moutsime671/
Moshemeh671/
Messuima671/
Mushiomo671/
Mutsiema671/
Mohshemi671/
Moussime671/
Moussema671/
Motsemai671/
Mutshema671/
Mosiemie671/
Moutsimi671/
Matsimah671/
Matsimat671/
Matsimma671/
Mashimer670/
Mochimer670/
Mashemas670/

Moshima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moshima in the Hindi language
मोशिमाmosima81.58
मोशीमाmosima13.16
मोशमाmosama2.63
मोषिमाmosima2.63
Moshima in the Marathi language
मोशीमाmosima66.67
मोशीमmosima33.33

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Footnotes

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