Mousa Surname

930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Syria

Mousa Surname User-submission:

A surname of Arabic origin. It is the Muslim version of "Moses", which means 'son'.

Mousa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq151,4751:23140
Egypt133,1661:69084
Syria92,2381:20929
Saudi Arabia35,0601:88056
Sudan32,2001:1,165164
Lebanon22,9461:24616
Yemen22,9381:1,152166
Jordan22,0411:40135
Iran15,2381:5,039697
Palestine14,8831:30610
Libya12,7731:48987
Kuwait3,5871:1,060110
United Arab Emirates3,3711:2,718342
Niger3,2491:5,907512
United States1,1941:303,56727,933
Qatar5621:4,196428
Pakistan5471:326,5886,634
Sweden5461:18,0341,512
Bahrain5441:2,479388
Greece4431:25,0113,730
Cambodia3551:43,6261,749
Somaliland3361:10,417639
Oman2851:12,9401,497
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Tunisia2151:2,840382
Nigeria2111:839,53937,032
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Cameroon1831:113,49213,142
Germany1621:496,94742,561
England1511:368,99426,171
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Netherlands1171:144,33521,873
France1051:632,59782,532
Australia691:391,24231,907
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Mauritania471:87,1255,595
Norway431:119,58815,719
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Austria321:266,10730,958
India261:29,502,515369,827
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Benin211:492,17232,947
Cyprus211:42,1374,231
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Djibouti41:228,733966
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gambia41:480,863548
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Palau11:21,643223
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mousa (299,525) may also be a first name.

Mousa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Arabic origin. It is the Muslim version of "Moses", which means 'son'.

- mukaiba

Mousa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mousa (Arabic: موسي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺳﻰ, Hindi: मौसा, Russian: Моуса) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mousa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mousa is the 930th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,725 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Mousa are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Levant. Mousa is also the 3,497th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 299,525 people.

The last name is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 151,475 people, or 1 in 231. Outside of Iraq this surname is found in 109 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 23 percent are found and Syria, where 16 percent are found.

Mousa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mousa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mousa surname increased 23,880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mousa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Shiite (31%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Mousa are 4.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Mousa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning 381,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.14% less than the national average, earning R 168,384 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moussa911,447,642/
Mousad911,881/
Mousaa91946/
Mousas91301/
Mousay91118/
Mousat9164/
Mousha9162/
Mousah9149/
Mousga9141/
Mousia9140/
Moutsa9124/
Mousai9113/
Moudsa917/
Mousza915/
Mohusa915/
Mouysa914/
Mousau912/
Mousap911/
Musa893,943,852/
Mosa89122,258/
Mousssa831,325/
Moussay83995/
Mousaid83923/
Mousaad83544/
Moussad83412/
Mouesca83356/
Moussas83301/
Mouyssa83263/
Moussaa83222/
Mmoussa83140/
Moussaz8380/
Moussza8368/
Mousdsa8362/
Moussai8359/
Moussat8352/
Moussoa8351/
Moudssa8326/
Moujssa8318/
Moutsea8317/
Mouszsa8316/
Mùoussa8314/
Moussah8312/
Moussaâ838/
Moutsai837/
Ùmoussa837/
Moushad835/
Mousaya834/
Moussaï834/
Moussau833/
Moutsas833/
Moussea832/
Mouessa831/
Mouesah831/
Mmousha831/
Moutsat831/
Mouxssa831/
Mousaha831/
Mousaîd831/
Mouseha831/
Moushas831/
Mousséa831/
Mouèssa831/
Mmouysa831/
Mâoussa831/
Moussha831/
Meeousa831/
Mussa80460,441/
Musau8079,283/
Moosa8063,586/
Musah8062,440/
Mouse8050,616/
Mosca8037,831/
Mosha8034,971/
Mossa8033,284/
Mosia8028,379/
Mosad8017,861/
Musat8013,881/
Motsa8011,817/
Moisa8010,388/
Musha807,884/
Muesa804,940/
Musca804,533/
Musas803,781/
Musaj802,767/
Mosea802,513/
Muusa802,080/
Musai801,790/
Musia801,618/
Mausa801,558/
Mouso801,277/
Musad801,241/
Musaa801,218/
Mouza801,049/
Mosaa801,002/
Mosai80997/
Mojsa80928/
Mujsa80925/
Moysa80787/
Muzsa80717/
Moesa80706/
Mosay80697/
Mousi80562/
Mosau80406/
Mmusa80405/
Mosat80359/
Muisa80358/
Muosa80305/
Musay80297/
Mutsa80288/
'Musa80271/
Mouja80265/
Mhusa80260/
Meusa80211/
Musea80187/
Mosas80170/
Mosah80148/
Musza80126/
Musga80118/
Mosoa80110/
Musap8067/
Mohsa8044/
Musja8036/
Hmusa8027/
Mosap8024/
Mousy8016/
Mudsa8016/
Mgusa8015/
Moïsa8014/
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Muhsa809/
Hmosa808/
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Mgosa806/
Mosaj806/
Mhosa804/
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Muysa803/
Modsa803/
Mosja802/
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Mosaz801/
'Mosa801/
Mos'a801/
Moussaid7715,339/
Mouessah77237/
Moussaad77147/
Moussaud7793/
Mayoussa7745/
Moutsaha7732/
Moussaha7711/
Moussaïd7711/
Moussa'a775/
Moussaya775/
Moussais774/
Moussass774/
Moussauh772/
Moussait772/
Maihousa771/
Moudsaha771/
Mouyssaz771/
Mouyssza771/
Mousahat771/
Mousceau771/
Mouschas771/
Mousdsaz771/
Moussaaa771/
Mousseae771/
Mousssaa771/
Mouszsza771/
Moouussa771/
Mousaaid771/
Mouhsaid771/
Mouhssas771/
Mosaad7334,478/
Mossad7311,371/
Moussi7311,160/
Musaad737,471/
Mousse736,579/
Mussah735,350/
Mouser734,920/
Mussad732,707/
Mousso732,436/
Mouzai732,085/
Musaya732,047/
Mosiea731,936/
Mosaid731,512/
Muusha731,473/
Moissa731,358/
Musaja731,306/
Mutsau731,243/
Motsai731,204/
Moussy731,108/
Moushi731,094/
Mautsa73974/
Moucha73959/
Maussa73845/
Mushai73782/
Moossa73662/
Motsau73614/
Mossay73477/
Moshat73467/
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Mosaya73413/
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Moueza73375/
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Musahu73327/
Muyesa73326/
Mayusa73316/
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Mossaz73288/
Mouzay73283/
Motsha73269/
Mayosa73265/
Mushat73246/
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Moutsi73205/
Mourza73197/
Muisah73184/
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Mouzos73161/
Muisha73161/
Mgosha73150/
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Muyasa73139/
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Mutsaa73127/
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Moused73125/
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Moushy73109/
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Mahusa73102/
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Masa6732,921/
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Mahusay6717,394/
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Musi6714,614/
Muça6712,806/
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Muja676,469/
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Mousa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mousa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺳﻰmwsy80.49
ﻣﻮﺳﻲmwsy14.63
ﻣﻮﺱmws4.88
Mousa in the Hindi language
मौसाmausa50
मूसाmusa50
Mousa in the Russian language
Моусаmousa-
Mousa in the Arabic language
موسيmwsy-
موسىmwsy-

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