Moso Surname
Approximately 5,506 people bear this surname
Moso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,267 | 1:79,904 | 13,825 |
| South Africa | 1,230 | 1:44,047 | 5,618 |
| Pakistan | 646 | 1:276,539 | 5,987 |
| Lesotho | 330 | 1:6,159 | 1,287 |
| Mexico | 295 | 1:420,767 | 8,163 |
| Kenya | 285 | 1:162,035 | 12,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 242 | 1:33,693 | 3,946 |
| Iran | 173 | 1:443,830 | 27,461 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| Colombia | 90 | 1:530,823 | 7,197 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Peru | 49 | 1:648,656 | 15,868 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Mosó (78) & Mošo (77) are calculated separately.
Moso (4,039) may also be a first name.
Moso Demographics
Average Moso Salary in
United States
$41,613 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moso (Georgian: მოსო, Hindi: मोसो, Marathi: मोसो, Russian: Мосо) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mosó or Mošo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moso? popularity and diffusion
Moso is the 87,370th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,323,564 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Moso reside; 28 percent reside in Southern Africa and 28 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moso is also the 109,775th most common first name at a global level, held by 4,039 people.
The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,267 people, or 1 in 79,904. In The Philippines Moso is most prevalent in: Soccsksargen, where 15 percent live, Western Visayas, where 15 percent live and Bicol, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.
Moso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moso has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Moso last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Moso are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 27.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,808 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.25% less than the national average, earning R 156,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $23,787,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,613 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moso in the Georgian language | ||
| მოსო | moso | - |
| Moso in the Hindi language | ||
| मोसो | moso | - |
| Moso in the Marathi language | ||
| मोसो | moso | - |
| Moso in the Russian language | ||
| Мосо | moso | - |
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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 Moso
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