Mosuo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mosuo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Mosuo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosuo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mosuo is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mosuo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosuo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mosuo occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mosuo are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Mosuo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 67 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Mosuo
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