Mossi Surname
Approximately 15,702 people bear this surname
Mossi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9,031 | 1:2,125 | 236 |
| Tanzania | 1,710 | 1:30,960 | 3,666 |
| Togo | 1,365 | 1:5,310 | 1,020 |
| Brazil | 689 | 1:310,703 | 11,977 |
| Italy | 657 | 1:93,085 | 16,026 |
| DR Congo | 636 | 1:116,163 | 12,690 |
| Benin | 315 | 1:32,811 | 4,303 |
| Cameroon | 299 | 1:69,462 | 8,730 |
| United States | 180 | 1:2,013,661 | 129,138 |
| Argentina | 164 | 1:260,631 | 21,036 |
| Switzerland | 159 | 1:51,654 | 6,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 102 | 1:226,189 | 9,304 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Burkina Faso | 53 | 1:346,266 | 5,749 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 1:70,036 | 7,400 |
| Honduras | 30 | 1:293,881 | 2,662 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Mossi (5,166) may also be a first name.
Mossi Demographics
Average Mossi Salary in
United States
$49,201 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mossi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mossi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mossi (Russian: Мосси) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mossi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,791st most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 464,116 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mossi reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 94,272nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 5,166 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 9,031 people, or 1 in 2,125. In Niger Mossi is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 69 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Niger Mossi is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and Togo, where 9 percent are found.
Mossi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mossi are 5.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.18% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mossi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.58% less than the national average, earning €18,744 per year; in Peru they earn 552.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 126,468 per year and in United States they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $49,201 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mossi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mossi in the Russian language | ||
| Мосси | mossi | - |
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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 Mossi
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