Mousa Surname
Approximately 572,691 people bear this surname
Mousa Surname User-submission:
A surname of Arabic origin. It is the Muslim version of "Moses", which means 'son'.
Mousa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 151,475 | 1:231 | 40 |
| Egypt | 133,166 | 1:690 | 84 |
| Syria | 92,238 | 1:209 | 29 |
| Saudi Arabia | 35,060 | 1:880 | 56 |
| Sudan | 32,200 | 1:1,165 | 164 |
| Lebanon | 22,946 | 1:246 | 16 |
| Yemen | 22,938 | 1:1,152 | 166 |
| Jordan | 22,041 | 1:401 | 35 |
| Iran | 15,238 | 1:5,039 | 697 |
| Palestine | 14,883 | 1:306 | 10 |
| Libya | 12,773 | 1:489 | 87 |
| Kuwait | 3,587 | 1:1,060 | 110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,371 | 1:2,718 | 342 |
| Niger | 3,249 | 1:5,907 | 512 |
| United States | 1,194 | 1:303,567 | 27,933 |
| Qatar | 562 | 1:4,196 | 428 |
| Pakistan | 547 | 1:326,588 | 6,634 |
| Sweden | 546 | 1:18,034 | 1,512 |
| Bahrain | 544 | 1:2,479 | 388 |
| Greece | 443 | 1:25,011 | 3,730 |
| Cambodia | 355 | 1:43,626 | 1,749 |
| Somaliland | 336 | 1:10,417 | 639 |
| Oman | 285 | 1:12,940 | 1,497 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Tunisia | 215 | 1:2,840 | 382 |
| Nigeria | 211 | 1:839,539 | 37,032 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Cameroon | 183 | 1:113,492 | 13,142 |
| Germany | 162 | 1:496,947 | 42,561 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| France | 105 | 1:632,597 | 82,532 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| Mauritania | 47 | 1:87,125 | 5,595 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Cyprus | 21 | 1:42,137 | 4,231 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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'.
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Mousa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mousa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mousa (Arabic: موسي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺳﻰ, Hindi: मौसा, Russian: Моуса) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mousa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 930th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,725 people. The last name Mousa is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Mousa reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Levant. Mousa is also the 3,497th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 299,525 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 151,475 people, or 1 in 231. Excluding Iraq it exists in 109 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 23 percent live and Syria, where 16 percent live.
Mousa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 holding the Mousa last name is principally Shiite (31%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Mousa are 4.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.26% being registered with the 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
Mousa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mousa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | 80.49 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻲ | mwsy | 14.63 |
| ﻣﻮﺱ | mws | 4.88 |
| Mousa in the Hindi language | ||
| मौसा | mausa | 50 |
| मूसा | musa | 50 |
| Mousa in the Russian language | ||
| Моуса | mousa | - |
| Mousa in the Arabic language | ||
| موسي | mwsy | - |
| موسى | mwsy | - |
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