Mossa Surname
Approximately 33,284 people bear this surname
Mossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 12,878 | 1:7,575 | 1,180 |
| Egypt | 6,925 | 1:13,276 | 1,583 |
| Congo | 3,127 | 1:1,595 | 252 |
| Mali | 2,646 | 1:6,413 | 401 |
| Italy | 2,099 | 1:29,136 | 5,215 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,550 | 1:19,907 | 2,763 |
| United States | 664 | 1:545,872 | 45,193 |
| Pakistan | 613 | 1:291,426 | 6,181 |
| Niger | 542 | 1:35,410 | 1,948 |
| Cameroon | 445 | 1:46,672 | 6,131 |
| Tanzania | 208 | 1:254,527 | 20,548 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| Burkina Faso | 184 | 1:99,740 | 3,136 |
| Mauritania | 141 | 1:29,042 | 2,428 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 44 | 1:208,233 | 14,206 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Móssa (1) & Mossá (1) are calculated separately.
Mossa (57,267) may also be a first name.
Mossa Demographics
Mossa Political Affiliation
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Mossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mossa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺳﻰ, Russian: Мосса) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Móssa or Mossá. For other potential spellings of Mossa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mossa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,682nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 218,950 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Mossa are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 16,466th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 57,267 people.
It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 12,878 people, or 1 in 7,575. Apart from Ethiopia it occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and The Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Mossa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mossa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mossa surname rose 2,075 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mossa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mossa last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mossa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.37% less than the national average, earning €24,214 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.98% more than the national average, earning R 342,144 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.69% less than the national average, earning $16,871,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $51,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $55,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mossa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mossa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | 52.13 |
| ﻣﺺ | ms | 21.28 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻲ | mwsy | 13.83 |
| ﻣﺴﻪ | msh | 6.38 |
| ﻣﺲ | ms | 3.19 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﺎ | mwsa | 1.06 |
| Mossa in the Russian language | ||
| Мосса | mossa | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mossa
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