Mosly Surname

196,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Mosly Surname Definition:

MOSLIE: Most probably a variant of Moseley, of local origin from Mossley in Yorkshire. Thomas Moslie, indweller in Leith, 1698 (Edinb. Marr.). David Moslie is recorded in the parish of Sanquhar, 1719.

Mosly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

Mosly (107) may also be a first name.

Mosly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MOSLIE: Most probably a variant of Moseley, of local origin from Mossley in Yorkshire. Thomas Moslie, indweller in Leith, 1698 (Edinb. Marr.). David Moslie is recorded in the parish of Sanquhar, 1719.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mosley, is the name of chapelries in cos. Stafford, Worcester, and Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mosly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosly is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosly? popularity and diffusion

Mosly is the 196,045th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,406,987 people. The surname Mosly is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Mosly are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Mosly is also the 910,230th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 107 people.

Mosly is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 28,757. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 44 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Mosly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mosly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mosly surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mosly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mosly last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Mosly earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.52% less than the national average, earning $20,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosley9162,953/
Mously91793/
Moslhy91277/
Mosloy9136/
Moesly9119/
Mossly915/
Moslly915/
Moslay914/
Moosly912/
Moslyi912/
Mosliy911/
Mosluy911/
Mohsly911/
Muosly911/
Mousley831,683/
Moussly83263/
Mossley83106/
Moisley8393/
Moesley8323/
Moslehy8314/
Mouslly836/
Moosley835/
Mosslly834/
Mouslhy834/
Mosslhy834/
Modsley833/
Mosleey832/
Mosleys832/
Moscley831/
Mosleyt831/
Mosilly831/
Muoslly831/
Mosslay831/
Moslhey831/
Moislhy831/
Moslley830/
Mosli801,699/
Masly80285/
Mosle80262/
Musly8062/
Mosla8017/
Mozly800/
Moselley772/
Mouselly771/
Mosslhey771/
Mosleh7316,353/
Moxley737,519/
Mousli734,694/
Moslih733,616/
Mosler733,264/
Maslyi733,135/
Mozley731,318/
Masley73758/
Masliy73403/
Maslay73158/
Moslhi73155/
Moesle73152/
Moslet73145/
Moslhe73123/
Mussly7381/
Mossle7342/
Musley7320/
Muslay7320/
Moesli7316/
Moslee7312/
Mosles7310/
Mochly7310/
Masloy739/
Moslie738/
Musliy737/
Moshla737/
Moslli735/
Mossli734/
Mashly734/
Mocley733/
Modsli733/
Moshle733/
Moslid733/
Mosloa732/
Moeslé732/
Maslyy731/
Moosla731/
Mosled731/
Mosleu731/
Moslui731/
Muslly731/
Moclay731/
Moisli731/
Moslej731/
Moslii731/
Moslio731/
Mohsli731/
Mushly731/
Maslhy731/
Moxlay730/
Moosle730/
Mousszley711/
Mouslih672,805/
Moselle671,649/
Mossler67492/
Moselli67441/
Moussli67372/
Mousleh67245/
Mosslih67157/
Maslych67155/
Muzslay6798/
Mosleth6762/
Moosler6738/
Massley6731/
Mashley6729/
Maszlay6722/
Masslay6720/
Moessle6719/
Mouslli6713/
Masloyd6713/
Mausley6712/
Mohsler6712/
Mousler6710/
Mashlyi678/
Mossleh677/
Moslett677/
Mouslis676/
Madsley675/
Mouchly675/
Moshler675/
Moushli675/
Mosille674/
Muslaya674/
Motsler674/
Moushla674/
Mouslia674/
Moslhii674/
Moshlih673/
Mussley673/
Mouslie673/
Mashlay672/
Moslehe672/
Mosslli672/
Maudsly671/
Muisley671/
Moosleh671/
Mooslle671/
Mouzley671/
Moslait671/
Moslech671/
Muselly671/
Muosleh671/
Mudsley671/
Mogelly671/
Massliy671/
Moshloi671/
Mosilli671/
Mosleah671/
Mosliph671/
Mouslle671/
Moshlei671/
Mouslhe671/
Meusley670/
Maxsley670/
Mosller670/
Mautsly670/
Moisler670/
Moochly670/
Moslich670/
Matsley670/

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Mosly Reference & Research

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