Mosta Surname
Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname
Mosta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 655 | 1:58,979 | 9,893 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Mösta (92) are calculated separately.
Mosta (1,314) may also be a first name.
Mosta Demographics
Average Mosta Salary in
United States
$41,446 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mosta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mosta (Arabic: موستا, Hindi: मोस्टा, Russian: Моста) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Mösta. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 228,232nd most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,103,348 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mosta are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 60 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 216,880th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 1,314 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 655 people, or 1 in 58,979. In Algeria Mosta is most common in: Algiers Province, where 100 percent are found and Batna Province, where 0 percent are found. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 31 percent are found and Morocco, where 23 percent are found.
Mosta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mosta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mosta surname rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mosta Last Name Statistics demography
Mosta earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,446 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mosta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mosta in the Hindi language | ||
| मोस्टा | mosta | 87.5 |
| मोसता | mosata | 12.5 |
| Mosta in the Russian language | ||
| Моста | mosta | - |
| Mosta in the Arabic language | ||
| موستا | mwsta | - |
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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 Mosta
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