Mosse Surname

34,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Mosse Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Moss, a pet form of Moses (saved from the water); one who came from Moss (morass), in Yorkshire.

Mosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique10,5061:2,595637
Burkina Faso2,2321:8,222812
France5771:115,11717,319
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Indonesia2221:595,71747,390
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
Argentina1671:255,94920,674
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Ivory Coast1091:211,6638,884
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
England881:633,16037,224
Mauritania781:52,4983,803
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Australia741:364,80730,412
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Tanzania371:1,430,85446,940
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Benin181:574,20035,798
Greece151:738,65380,079
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Congo131:383,7779,863
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

The alternate forms: Mossé (66), Mösse (11) & Mósse (1) are calculated separately.

Mosse (557) may also be a first name.

Mosse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Moss, a pet form of Moses (saved from the water); one who came from Moss (morass), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Godefridus de la Mosce, Normandy, held a fief from Philip Augustus of the honour of Malherbe (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 176).

The Norman People (1874)

Mosse Last Name Facts

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

Mosse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻪ, Russian: Моссэ) occurs most in Mozambique. It can also be found as: Mossé, Mösse or Mósse. For other potential spellings of Mosse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosse? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,607th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 475,999 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mosse reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 356,380th most widespread first name in the world, held by 557 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Mozambique, where it is held by 10,506 people, or 1 in 2,595. Beside Mozambique it occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Mosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mosse surname expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 446 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mosse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mosse last name is principally Episcopalian (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mosse are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mosse earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning $16,218,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,199 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mossé9366/
Mösse9311/
Mósse931/
Mosses9110,919/
Mousse916,579/
Mosser916,026/
Mossie913,699/
Moisse911,609/
Mossey911,234/
Mosset91978/
Moïsse91422/
Mossed91136/
Moesse9155/
Mossea9129/
Mossep919/
Mossøe919/
Mossee915/
Mosseu915/
Moîsse913/
Moësse912/
Moysse911/
Mossei911/
Mossze911/
Mojsse911/
Mossce910/
Moss89166,948/
Mose8939,486/
Mousset834,790/
Moisset831,565/
Moysset83231/
Mousseh83217/
Mossett83204/
Moussie83164/
Mousser83163/
Moussey83102/
Moussei8383/
Mossess8332/
Mousses8322/
Moussez8311/
Mojsses838/
Moisses837/
Moussee834/
Mossech834/
Moissey834/
Moessie834/
Mosseit832/
Moussea832/
Moussse832/
Moysses832/
Moissei832/
M'Oisse831/
Moshser831/
Moosser831/
Mossetz831/
Mosseyt831/
Moissea831/
Moisser831/
Moissse831/
Moussed831/
Moussej831/
Moussep831/
Mossehe831/
Mhossei831/
Mousseï831/
Moessey830/
Mossher830/
Moses80582,135/
Moser80139,420/
Moise80116,854/
Mouse8050,616/
Masse8038,023/
Mossa8033,284/
Moshe8018,466/
Musse8016,223/
Mossi8015,702/
Moïse8014,983/
Moose805,552/
Messe804,521/
Moyse803,965/
Mosey802,715/
Mosea802,513/
Mouss802,141/
Mossy801,253/
Motse801,182/
Müsse80782/
Mosie80670/
Mosis80614/
Moîse80391/
Moese80363/
Mosed80276/
Mosej80245/
Moset80241/
Moiss80194/
Mosee80164/
Modse80144/
Mosep80132/
Moseh80101/
Mooss8078/
Mosei8056/
Mojse8053/
Mosce8039/
Moseu8038/
Mmose8022/
Mhose8020/
Mohss8020/
Mosst8014/
Mohse808/
Mosez805/
Mosås805/
Mossh805/
Moïss803/
Mâsse802/
Mmoss802/
Mosje802/
Mosys801/
Modss801/
Moëss801/
Mosès801/
Mossá801/
Muose801/
Mossd801/
Mosss800/
Mosds800/
Mouysset771,720/
Mousseit7735/
Moissett7717/
Mousseid772/
Modsseer772/
Moussett772/
Moshsher771/
Moudsser771/
Moussess771/
Mosseitt771/
Mojshser771/
Mousseae771/
Mousseït771/
Mosscher770/
Mosshead770/
Mos759,490/
Moussa731,447,642/
Massey73101,861/
Moises7365,288/
Mausse7339,214/
Mosher7323,454/
Massie7322,949/
Musser7313,100/
Moisés7312,614/
Mussie7311,688/
Mosier7311,344/
Moussi7311,160/
Masset738,178/
Mouser734,920/
Moisei734,723/
Massei733,970/
Musset733,111/
Masser732,668/
Moyses732,493/
Motsie732,321/
Masseh732,138/
Motsei732,125/
Mosiea731,936/
Mooser731,754/
Moissa731,358/
Moitse731,276/
Moussy731,108/
Moisey731,104/
Mussey731,096/
Moysey73884/
Massee73870/
Messie73847/
Moissi73695/
Moossa73662/
Muusse73620/
Mosiej73555/
Mossay73477/
Massez73468/
Masseu73341/
Mosess73331/
Messey73323/
Messeh73301/
Moiser73296/
Mousis73290/
Moseid73282/
Moysis73265/
Moishe73245/
Maesse73239/
Mosesh73226/
Messei73220/
Mojsej73185/
Moshes73181/
Moyser73168/
Mooses73140/
Moissé73135/
Moisis73126/
Moused73125/
Moysei73121/
Mmoshe73118/
Mossio73109/
Motsis73109/
Moosey73106/
Massed73101/
Mosheh7397/
Motser7396/
Moysés7395/
Mossip7389/
Moïssa7389/
Moissy7383/
Muisse7380/
Muoser7378/
Moiset7376/
Mosies7376/
Mooshe7375/
Mossoy7373/
Maasse7372/
Masses7370/
Messee7369/
Moisie7369/
Moshea7365/
Moyssi7359/
Motshe7358/
Messeu7357/
Moshie7353/
Moutse7349/
Mosche7348/
Mosihe7346/
Mossis7345/
Mosgey7345/
Mousie7344/
Muossa7342/
Mouses7341/
Mossoi7341/
Moisez7340/
Moshed7338/
Mossoa7335/
Mosheu7335/
Moszee7334/
Messea7334/
Moscet7333/
Moossy7331/
Mojses7331/
Moussé7330/
Mootse7328/
Moosie7327/
Musses7327/
Moseed7326/
Moshis7325/
Moseph7325/
Moshey7323/
Moyset7323/
Masshe7322/
Meïsse7322/
Moushe7320/
Mouset7320/
Mosees7319/
Moysie7318/
Mousey7317/
Mosiey7316/
Moisys7316/
Moyssa7315/
Moszej7315/
Moïssé7314/
Mooseh7314/
Massea7313/
Mussee7313/
Musseh7313/
Mehsse7312/
Åmossa7310/
Moiseh7310/
Mossai739/
Moosis739/
Massée738/
Mosssi738/
Mohsie738/
Mosiee738/
Mhouse737/
Mousee737/
Mussed737/
Moshee737/
Mossit737/
Mhasse736/
Mussei736/
Mossaa736/
Mosssa736/
Moesie736/
Moisej735/
Moyshe735/
Moesey735/
Mosesp735/
Mozser735/
Modshe735/
Mgasse735/
Muoshe735/
Moïses735/
Moiseș735/
Moscey734/
D'Moss734/
Moshei734/
Mossui734/
Moosee734/
Massep734/
Moisès734/
Mösser734/
Moussz734/
Mmotse734/
Motsea734/
Mmosed734/
Moseer733/
Moscer733/
Mosesj733/
Mosdsi733/
Moseee733/
Mousss733/
Moussè733/
Mozses733/
Mosoey733/
Moisea732/
Mosied732/
Moseas732/
Meusse732/
Moseis732/
Mohssi732/
Meesse732/
Mussep732/
Moeshe732/
Motset732/
Mohsee732/
Moussh732/
Moseyz732/
Moisee731/
Moised731/
Moisss731/
Mezsse731/
Moseat731/
Mosech731/
Moseey731/
Moseij731/
Mosesz731/
Mosett731/
Moshet731/
Moosed731/
Mossci731/
Motsey731/
Hmoses731/
Mousei731/
Mosesr731/
Mmosie731/
Moisce731/
Mosais731/
Moísés731/
Moseys731/
Masseï731/
Mouyse731/
Mousds731/
Mousez731/
Moussd731/
Moyssé731/
Moseha731/
Mosysz731/
Moszsa731/
Mossih731/
Mhossa731/
Moosez731/
Moiseş731/
Modser731/
Moesea731/
Messse731/
Musseu731/
Musshe731/
Mhoses731/
Mouzse731/
Motsed731/
Muoses731/
Mohtse731/
Modses731/
Mosiet731/
Mosiss731/
Moshsi731/
Mossha731/
Mossyh731/
Mothss731/
Mohsed731/
Mohsep731/
Moysed731/
Moysez731/
Maïsse731/
Mooset730/
Moxsey730/
Mossii730/
Mousseitt7119/
Moisseets711/
Muse67149,064/
Mosa67122,258/
Mase6728,240/
Moos6718,209/
Mass6714,581/
Mosi679,550/
Most678,793/
Mous675,339/
Mois673,477/
Mese673,072/
Mohs672,993/
Moze672,420/
Mussett671,662/
Mussche671,527/
Mousssa671,325/
Moshesh671,231/
Moce671,061/
Moussay67995/
Mossaid67834/
Mausser67809/
Massett67669/
Mosz67630/
Mosh67601/
Moys67558/
Mosy67362/
Moussis67338/
Mots67280/
Mosheer67261/
Mosheed67235/
Moushey67230/
Möse67230/
Moussaa67222/
Moutsis67184/
Mojsiej67180/
Mausset67170/
Moussid67170/
Moxe67151/
Moschet67149/
Mmoussa67140/
Moschis67136/
Muos67128/
Moës67123/
Mots'ei67118/
Mousist67103/
Mojs6788/
Moosher6785/
Massieh6785/
Mojzsis6775/
Moissis6773/
Moussza6768/
Moussio6766/
Messieh6764/
Moussai6759/
Moshett6756/
Moussoa6751/
Moiseis6749/
Mootsey6748/
Masseys6747/
Moussit6745/
Moschea6741/
Moyssis6741/
Mossitt6740/
Moschee6740/
Mosches6739/
Masseis6733/
Motshei6727/
Mosiets6725/
Moushis6725/
Motsett6722/
Mottsey6717/
Moutsea6717/
Messeih6716/
Mosé6716/
Mouszsa6716/
Moås6715/
Moesche6713/
Moijses6713/
Mosd6713/
Mousett6712/
Motsehe6712/
Mosisch6711/
Masseih6711/
Mousher6711/
Mashshe6711/
Moseich6710/
Moisheh6710/
Moissiy679/
Mohsher679/
Mosè679/
Massehy679/
Maussie679/
Mouyssi679/
Moisher678/
Moyseis678/
Masseah678/
Moizsis678/
Motsiee677/
Mohsieh677/
Mooshie676/
Musseid676/
Hmos676/
Moïs676/
Moysies676/
Mot'sei676/
Mosp675/
Mudsser675/
Mods675/
Mgoussi675/
Mushshe675/
Moschei675/
Moussoi675/
Muusses675/
Masseuh675/
Mousiet675/
Moosche675/
Moische675/
Moshyts675/
Moiseea674/
Moossai674/
Modseer674/
Mousheh674/
Mossová674/
Mahasse674/
Massead674/
Mahsser674/
Mosheat674/
Mossova673/
Modsshi673/
Mossois673/
Massihe673/
Masseit673/
Massets673/
Masssie673/
Moutssi673/
Mousies673/
Moše673/
Masshee673/
Mgos673/
Moisier672/
Mossaya672/
Mouseer672/
Moisiej672/
Mousier672/
Meusser672/
Mhasser672/
Mossaha672/
Moîs672/
Moxs672/
Mohsche672/
Masseat672/
Masssey672/
Moutshe672/
Mohtshe672/
Moiseys672/
Mausseh672/
Mohshed672/
Mahssey671/
Masseey671/
Massess671/
Massiey671/
M'Oïssa671/
Moseets671/
Mosheez671/
Mosherr671/
Moossaa671/
Mouseid671/
Mouysis671/
Motsssi671/
Mushset671/
Moiseas671/
Moisett671/
Moishie671/
Modssid671/
D'Mosis671/
Masseas671/
Musseed671/
Maessey671/
Maesseh671/
Móss671/
Moiséis671/
Mosuoee671/
Massehh671/
Massepp671/
Maessea671/
Maassie671/
M'Hossa671/
Maïsseu671/
Moudsis671/
Mots'si671/
Motsais671/
Mouseha671/
Moussiz671/
Mousssi671/
Mousséa671/
Mosheah671/
Mosheha671/
Moshets671/
Moshieh671/
Mosehhe671/
Moseova671/
Mossaih671/
Mossait671/
Mosshui671/
Mossowa671/
Mossuis671/
Meusseu671/
Mhoussi671/
Mootshe671/
Moosois671/
Moiseer671/
Moisssa671/
Mohhyss671/
Mussehe671/
Musshed671/
Mussher671/
Musszer671/
Māss671/
'Mos671/
D'Moses671/
Maasseh671/
Maasser671/
Mmos671/
Moshejh671/
Moshoey671/
Moscheu671/
Moseydz671/
Mohssai671/
Moisits671/
Moussha671/
Mouîssi671/
Mouïssi671/
Moyjses671/
Massseh671/
Masseea671/
Madsser671/
Moseatt670/
Mousees670/
Moosett670/
Moohsie670/
Motsche670/
Maussey670/
Mouseth670/
Mosheis670/
Massher670/
Moshees670/
Mossiss670/
Masseer670/
Mossich670/

Mosse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mosse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻪmsh39.47
ﻣﺲms28.95
ﻣﻮﺳﻰmwsy15.79
ﻣﻮﺱmws7.89
ﻣﺺms5.26
ﻣﻮﺳﻲmwsy2.63
Mosse in the Russian language
Моссэmosse-

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