Mosi Surname
Approximately 9,550 people bear this surname
Mosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,788 | 1:18,989 | 2,417 |
| Pakistan | 2,027 | 1:88,132 | 2,939 |
| DR Congo | 1,491 | 1:49,550 | 5,981 |
| South Africa | 513 | 1:105,610 | 12,761 |
| India | 485 | 1:1,581,578 | 58,520 |
| Papua New Guinea | 322 | 1:25,322 | 2,804 |
| Kenya | 312 | 1:148,012 | 11,804 |
| Lesotho | 231 | 1:8,799 | 1,982 |
| Indonesia | 201 | 1:657,956 | 51,506 |
| Italy | 173 | 1:353,507 | 41,760 |
| Zimbabwe | 168 | 1:91,894 | 13,153 |
| Botswana | 110 | 1:19,881 | 3,945 |
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Afghanistan | 66 | 1:487,169 | 6,248 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Niger | 38 | 1:505,053 | 13,208 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Moşi (1), Môsi (1) & Mõşi (1) are calculated separately.
Mosi (10,597) may also be a first name.
Mosi Demographics
Mosi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mosi (Georgian: მოსი, Hindi: मोसी, Marathi: मोसी, Oriya: େମାସି, Russian: Моси) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as: Moşi, Môsi or Mõşi. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mosi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mosi is the 53,467th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 763,094 people. Mosi is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Mosi reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 58,938th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 10,597 people.
Mosi is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,788 people, or 1 in 18,989. In Tanzania Mosi is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 30 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside and Mara Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.
Mosi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mosi last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Mosi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 456.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 107,784 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.18% less than the national average, earning R 106,512 per year and in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,306 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mosi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mosi in the Georgian language | ||
| მოსი | mosi | - |
| Mosi in the Marathi language | ||
| मोसी | mosi | 88.46 |
| मॉसी | mosi | 11.54 |
| Mosi in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାସି | emasi | 85.71 |
| େମାଶି | emasi | 14.29 |
| Mosi in the Hindi language | ||
| मोसी | mosi | 70.37 |
| मोसिम | mosima | 18.52 |
| मोसिना | mosina | 7.41 |
| मोसिमा | mosima | 3.7 |
| Mosi in the Russian language | ||
| Моси | mosi | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mosi
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