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
Mosta (Arabic: موستا, Hindi: मोस्टा, Russian: Моста) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Mösta. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mosta.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 228,232nd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. Mosta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mosta reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 60 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 216,880th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 1,314 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 655 people, or 1 in 58,979. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Algiers Province, where 100 percent are found and Batna Province, where 0 percent are found. Not including Algeria it is found 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 frequency of Mosta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mosta last name grew 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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