Moushe Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Moushe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Moushé (1) are calculated separately.
Moushe (23) may also be a first name.
Moushe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moushe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moushe occurs most in Niger. It can also be rendered as a variant: Moushé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moushe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moushe is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Moushe reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Moushe is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,476,309. In Niger it is most common in: Agadez Region, where 62 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 15 percent live and Zinder Region, where 15 percent live. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 5 percent live.
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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 Moushe
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