Mossmer Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mossmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mossmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Mössmer (207) are calculated separately.

Mossmer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mossmer is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mössmer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mossmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Mossmer live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mossmer is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Mossmer Last Name Statistics demography

Mossmer earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.6% less than the national average, earning R 103,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mössmer95207/
Moessmer9386/
Mossmeyr930/
Mosmer9221/
Mossme921/
Messmer869,352/
Mossmyr864/
Mussmer861/
Massmer861/
Moehsmer8038/
Messmear8010/
Meessmer802/
Moeshmer802/
Mossmair802/
Messmeir800/
Massmier800/
Mesmer771,684/
Mojmer776/
Masmer775/
Musmer774/
Mosmeu771/
Moisme771/
Mossmy771/
Mosmet771/
Mousme771/
Mossmi771/
Mossma771/
Moshme770/
Mocmer770/
Moeschmer750/
Mesmeur71252/
Mousmie7136/
Musmeer7110/
Mochmer717/
Mosmayr716/
Mössmerová715/
Mosmess713/
Mesmier712/
Masmeer711/
Meszmer711/
Moshmes711/
Mojmeer711/
Möszmer711/
Mosmesh711/
Mausmer710/
Maesmer710/
Musmert710/
Musmier710/
Moosmair67165/
Mosma6766/
Masme6741/
Moosmayr6731/
Mosmi6722/
Mushmeer673/
Mashmehr671/
Masmeijr671/
Moushmeh671/
Mosmy671/
Mashmier670/
Motchmer670/

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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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  • 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 Mossmer
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