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
Moso Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mosó or Mošo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,370th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,323,564 people. The last name Moso occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name internationally, borne by 4,039 people.
The last name Moso is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,267 people, or 1 in 79,904. In The Philippines Moso is most frequent in: Soccsksargen, where 15 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 15 percent are found and Bicol, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Pakistan, where 12 percent are found.
Moso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moso surname grew 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Moso last name is chiefly 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 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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