Mosima Surname

79,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,178 people bear this surname

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

Mosima Surname User-submission:

Mosima is a clan in South Africa. It comes from Kalanga Mokwena kings lineage.

Mosima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,9801:10,8791,359
Cameroon6371:32,6054,386
Kenya3711:124,47410,350
Botswana611:35,8517,015
India531:14,472,932242,024
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mosima (16,883) may also be a first name.

Mosima Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mosima is a clan in South Africa. It comes from Kalanga Mokwena kings lineage.

- pusowillem

Mosima Last Name Facts

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

Mosima (Hindi: मोसिमा, Marathi: मोिसमा) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mosima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,026th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,179,596 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mosima live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 42,732nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 16,883 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 4,980 people, or 1 in 10,879. In South Africa Mosima is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Mosima exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Mosima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mosima earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.63% less than the national average, earning R 117,312 per year and in United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsima92845/
Moshima92245/
Mosimah9212/
Mosimas924/
Mossima923/
Mousima923/
Mosimat922/
Moosima921/
Mojsima921/
Moseima921/
Mosoima921/
Moussima86537/
Moutsima8611/
Mosaimat861/
Motshima861/
Mousimai861/
Mosime834,903/
Masima834,120/
Musima831,020/
Mosimo83178/
Mosimi83134/
Mesima83109/
Mosema8391/
Mozima8365/
Mojima8316/
Mogima834/
Mocima831/
Moissimha803/
Mousssima801/
Mushima772,924/
Mashima772,588/
Matsima771,095/
Massima77828/
Mosemat77292/
Moshime77284/
Masimah77127/
Motsime77101/
Masimoa7742/
Musimah7741/
Moisema7741/
Moshimi7736/
Masimat7735/
Moshema7731/
Masimas7726/
Mutsima7725/
Musimha7722/
Maesima7721/
Motsema7713/
Musaima779/
Masaima779/
Masimay779/
Messima778/
Motsimi778/
Muçoima778/
Masimad777/
Masiema776/
Mosimme776/
Mochima775/
Mossimi774/
Museima774/
Mossimo774/
Masimma773/
Masihma773/
Mussima773/
Mocimah773/
Mesimaa773/
Motsimo773/
Musimma773/
Meshima772/
Mosesma772/
Moseimi772/
Modjima772/
Mossema772/
Masimga772/
Mascima772/
Mausima771/
Mosaime771/
Mosimer771/
Mousimi771/
Mouzima771/
Musimau771/
Musimga771/
Moseama771/
Mosemai771/
Mesimah771/
Musimai771/
Musimay771/
Musimat771/
Modzima771/
Moscime771/
Moshimo771/
Mogimau771/
Masxima771/
Moseime770/
Mosemas770/
Mutshima714,386/
Moussimi71620/
Maeshima71207/
Matshima71106/
Mushimat7196/
Moshimer7132/
Musaimah7128/
Mocimahe7122/
Muçoimaj7119/
Massimha7113/
Meesimma7113/
Motsimme7111/
Mashimad716/
Moisemah716/
Mushimah715/
Moosemay714/
Massaima713/
Meshaima713/
Motsiemi713/
Muçoimai713/
Muschima712/
Motsemay712/
Motsimmi712/
Moshemat711/
Mousimho711/
Mohseema711/
Mojimmas711/
Masuimat711/
Massiema711/
Masaimat711/
Mashaima711/
Mashimas711/
Motsieme711/
Moudjima711/
Moutsime711/
Mooshimi711/
Messuima711/
Mutsiema711/
Moussime711/
Moussema711/
Motsemai711/
Motshema711/
Mosiemie711/
Moshesma711/
Moschimi711/
Moutsimi711/
Matsimah711/
Matsimat711/
Matsimma711/
Musema6733,292/
Majima6715,957/
Masimo6710,875/
Muzima677,496/
Moseme672,499/
Masime671,168/
Musime671,021/
Mazima67999/
Maxima67606/
Magima67356/
Musimo67353/
Musimi67329/
Mosemo67186/
Mozimo67165/
Masimi6793/
Mosemi6759/
Moiseemah6746/
Mesimo6736/
Mosheimer6726/
Macima6720/
Mozema6720/
Máxima6720/
Mesema6713/
Moudjimai6713/
Muxima6711/
Mocimahas679/
Mojjma676/
Mezima673/
Mocimi673/
Moussimou673/
Mozime673/
Mahashima672/
Mojema672/
Mogimo672/
Masiujjma671/
Mozimi671/
Mojimo671/
Mocime671/
Màxima671/
Mocema671/
Mogema671/
Moussoimi671/
Moximo671/

Mosima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mosima in the Hindi language
मोसिमाmosima87.25
मोसीमाmosima11.43
मौसीमाmausima0.22
मोसिमmosima0.22
मौसिमाmausima0.22
मोशिमाmosima0.22
मोहसिमाmohasima0.22
मॊसिमाmosima0.22
Mosima in the Marathi language
मोिसमाmoisama41.67
मोसीमाmosima33.33
मोिसमmoisama16.67
मोसीमmosima8.33

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