Moussa Surname

356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,447,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Moussa Surname User-submission:

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

Moussa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger646,6241:302
Central African Republic221,6311:201
Chad173,1181:795
Cameroon126,4081:1644
Egypt66,6291:1,380195
Benin46,8011:2216
Djibouti24,2161:388
Ivory Coast20,8491:1,107111
Algeria19,3661:1,995209
Mauritania15,2191:26934
Mali11,6161:1,461147
Togo11,1301:65136
Comoros10,3431:7215
Burkina Faso10,2891:1,784253
Morocco8,3151:4,146447
Libya5,1091:1,222327
Madagascar4,2691:5,5401,134
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Pakistan2,9851:59,8472,288
Congo2,9431:1,695269
United States2,4581:147,46115,219
France1,6131:41,1805,161
DR Congo1,3751:53,7316,473
United Arab Emirates1,0921:8,3901,046
Gabon1,0611:1,781294
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Canada8561:43,0445,342
Australia7521:35,8994,722
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Brazil6071:352,67613,518
Spain5071:92,2137,698
Germany4821:167,02419,753
England3551:156,95214,819
Tunisia2891:2,113243
Mauritius2661:4,862977
Belgium2591:44,3897,232
Sweden2461:40,0273,192
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Qatar1681:14,0361,554
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
Denmark1371:41,2024,292
Senegal1241:117,5751,128
Guinea1231:96,210842
Greece1171:94,69915,986
Venezuela1111:272,1096,511
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
Syria551:350,9284,703
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
Cyprus421:21,0682,351
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Austria401:212,88626,249
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Lebanon221:256,2319,426
China171:80,430,6804,441
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Finland151:366,44725,366
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111:10,242786
India91:85,229,487684,495
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Monaco71:5,295668
Norway71:734,61250,907
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Moùssà (1) are calculated separately.

Moussa (1,707,480) may also be a first name.

Moussa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- mukaiba

Moussa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moussa (Arabic: موسا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺳﻰ) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Moùssà. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moussa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moussa is the 356th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,034 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moussa reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Moussa is also the 395th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,707,480 people.

It is the most frequent surname in one country:Central African Republic, where 15 percent are found. The last name Moussa is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 646,624 people, or 1 in 30. In Niger Moussa is most common in: Zinder Region, where 23 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 21 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides Niger Moussa occurs in 128 countries. It is also common in Central African Republic, where 15 percent are found and Chad, where 12 percent are found.

Moussa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moussa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 40,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moussa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moussa surname are 1.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moussa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.09% less than the national average, earning €6,579 per year; in Norway they earn 39.81% less than the national average, earning 208,291 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 170.79% more than the national average, earning R 643,500 per year; in United States they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $50,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $50,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mousssa921,325/
Moussay92995/
Moussad92412/
Moussas92301/
Mouyssa92263/
Moussaa92222/
Mmoussa92140/
Moussaz9280/
Moussza9268/
Mousdsa9262/
Moussai9259/
Moussat9252/
Moussoa9251/
Moudssa9226/
Moujssa9218/
Mouszsa9216/
Mùoussa9214/
Moussah9212/
Moussaâ928/
Ùmoussa927/
Moussaï924/
Moussau923/
Moussea922/
Mouessa921/
Mouxssa921/
Mousséa921/
Mouèssa921/
Mâoussa921/
Moussha921/
Mousa91572,691/
Mussa91460,441/
Mossa9133,284/
Moùssà891/
Moussaid8615,339/
Mouessah86237/
Moussaad86147/
Moussaud8693/
Mayoussa8645/
Moussaha8611/
Moussaïd8611/
Moussa'a865/
Moussaya865/
Moussais864/
Moussass864/
Moussauh862/
Moussait862/
Mouyssaz861/
Mouyssza861/
Mousdsaz861/
Moussaaa861/
Mousseae861/
Mousssaa861/
Mouszsza861/
Moouussa861/
Mouhssas861/
Mossad8311,371/
Moussi8311,160/
Mousse836,579/
Mussah835,350/
Mussad832,707/
Mousso832,436/
Mousad831,881/
Moissa831,358/
Moussy831,108/
Mousaa83946/
Maussa83845/
Moossa83662/
Mossay83477/
Mussai83365/
Mussat83345/
Mousas83301/
Mousis83290/
Mossaz83288/
Mousay83118/
Moïssa8389/
Mussap8383/
Mousat8364/
Mousha8362/
Mossah8358/
Moessa8353/
Mousah8349/
Mussay8346/
Muossa8342/
Mouses8341/
Mousga8341/
Mousia8340/
Mossoa8335/
Mossau8334/
Muissa8332/
Moussé8330/
Mussau8329/
Mossea8329/
Moutsa8324/
Mossat8317/
Mossas8317/
Moyssa8315/
Mussas8314/
Mousai8313/
Åmossa8310/
Mossai839/
Moudsa837/
Mossaa836/
Mosssa836/
Muessa835/
Mousza835/
Mohusa835/
Meussa834/
Mouysa834/
Moussè833/
Musssa833/
Mousau832/
Mousos832/
Mussaa832/
Mousap831/
Mosdsa831/
Moszsa831/
Mhossa831/
Mujssa831/
Modssa831/
Muussa831/
Hmussa831/
Mossha831/
Musa803,943,852/
Mosa80122,258/
Mousseaux80406/
Moussault80239/
Moussaaid80137/
Mousseaud8023/
Mouzsseau801/
Mousset774,790/
Moussou771,530/
Mossaad771,457/
Mousaid77923/
Mossaid77834/
Moutsos77581/
Mousios77572/
Mousaad77544/
Moussoh77435/
Moussis77338/
Mayossa77305/
Mousseh77217/
Moutsis77184/
Moussid77170/
Moussie77164/
Moussot77163/
Mousser77163/
Mousist77103/
Moussey77102/
Moussei7783/
Moussio7766/
Moussit7745/
Mussatt7744/
Moussop7731/
Moissat7728/
Mussaud7725/
Moushis7725/
Mossatt7723/
Mousses7722/
Moutsea7717/
Mousous7714/
Mouesse7713/
Mussach7713/
Moussez7711/
Moiessa779/
Mouyssi779/
Mouesso779/
Mussapp778/
Mossass777/
Moossad777/
Mussaid777/
Moutsai777/
Moushos776/
Mujessa775/
Moushad775/
Mussaad775/
Mgoussi775/
Moussoi775/
Moussso775/
Moyassa775/
Moossai774/
Moussee774/
Mousaya774/
Mossa'd774/
Mussath773/
Moutsas773/
Moutssi773/
Mousies773/
Mossaya772/
Moussse772/
Meyossa772/
Moiassa772/
Mossaha772/
Maiussa771/
M'Oïssa771/
Moossaa771/
Moossas771/
Moossat771/
Mouysis771/
Mussaph771/
Moissea771/
Mouesah771/
Mussaat771/
Mmousha771/
Maussad771/
M'Hossa771/
Moudsis771/
Moutsat771/
Mousaha771/
Mousaîd771/
Mouseha771/
Moushas771/
Mousoos771/
Moussed771/
Moussej771/
Moussep771/
Moussiz771/
Mousssi771/
Mossaah771/
Mossaih771/
Mossait771/
Mioyssa771/
Mhoussi771/
Moiissa771/
Moisssa771/
Mmouysa771/
Mussaah771/
Moss'ad771/
Mohssai771/
Moissau771/
Mousseï771/
Mouîssi771/
Mouïssi771/
Meeousa771/
Mousees770/
Musshay770/
Moshsia770/
Mousseault7516/
Moussatchz751/
Moussatowa751/
Moses73582,135/
Musau7379,283/
Massa7374,242/
Moosa7363,586/
Musah7362,440/
Mouse7350,616/
Mosha7334,971/
Mosia7328,379/
Musso7327,997/
Mosad7317,861/
Musse7316,223/
Mossi7315,702/
Mosse7315,310/
Musat7313,881/
Mosso7312,021/
Motsa7311,817/
Moisa7310,388/
Mussá739,299/
Mussi739,286/
Musha737,884/
Muesa734,940/
Musas733,781/
Musaj732,767/
Mosea732,513/
Muusa732,080/
Musai731,790/
Musia731,618/
Mausa731,558/
Mouso731,277/
Mossy731,253/
Musad731,241/
Musaa731,218/
Mouza731,049/
Mosaa731,002/
Mosai73997/
Mojsa73928/
Mujsa73925/
Musis73805/
Moysa73787/
Muzsa73717/
Moesa73706/
Mosay73697/
Mosis73614/
Mousi73562/
Mosos73465/
Mosau73406/
Mmusa73405/
Mosat73359/
Muisa73358/
Mussy73322/
Muosa73305/
Musay73297/
Mutsa73288/
'Musa73271/
Mhusa73260/
Meusa73211/
Musea73187/
Mosas73170/
Mosah73148/
Musza73126/
Musga73118/
Muses73112/
Mosoa73110/
Musap7367/
Mossé7366/
Mohsa7344/
Musja7336/
Musos7330/
Hmusa7327/
Mosap7324/
Mousy7316/
Mudsa7316/
Mgusa7315/
Mussó7315/
Moïsa7314/
Mozsa7310/
Muhsa739/
Hmosa738/
Musaz737/
Mgosa736/
Mosaj736/
Mossó736/
Mhosa734/
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Muysa733/
Modsa733/
Mussé732/
Mosja732/
Musoa732/
Mosys731/
Móssa731/
Mosaz731/
Mosès731/
Mossá731/
Müssa731/
'Mosa731/
Mos'a731/
Moussous711,818/
Mouysset711,720/
Moutsios71647/
Mussault71159/
Mouessou7199/
Moussoux7188/
Mayousse7160/
Mousseit7135/
Mouschis7135/
Moutsaha7132/
Mouchess7117/
Moussitt7110/
Mayoussi7110/
Moussout719/
Meyousse719/
Moussoud716/
Mouschos715/
Mayhossa714/
Mouessse714/
Mousseid712/
Moussett712/
Meyossah712/
Meyoussi712/
Moussoup712/
M'Moyssa711/
Moudsser711/
Moussess711/
Mouesseh711/
Moussouy711/
Mausseea711/
Maihousa711/
Majoussi711/
Moudsaha711/
Moueïsse711/
Mouhssou711/
Mouyssou711/
Mousahat711/
Mousceau711/
Mouschas711/
Moussaaaaaa711/
Mousseït711/
Moussist711/
Moussouh711/
Mousssou711/
Moyessea711/
Musseaud711/
Musseaut711/
Mousaaid711/
Moshshaa711/
Mouhsaid711/
Mossouss711/
Maussaud711/
Mousetts710/
Mosshead710/
Massad6775,068/
Moises6765,288/
Mausse6739,214/
Mosaad6734,478/
Musser6713,100/
Moisés6712,614/
Mussie6711,688/
Mosses6710,919/
Massay679,696/
Musaad677,471/
Massai676,572/
Mosser676,026/
Meissa675,561/
Mouser674,920/
Massah674,276/
Mossie673,699/
Musset673,111/
Massat672,833/
Mussio672,720/
Mossop672,606/
Moyses672,493/
Mouzai672,085/
Musaya672,047/
Mosiea671,936/
Moisse671,609/
Mosaid671,512/
Muusha671,473/
Maissa671,457/
Musaja671,306/
Mutsau671,243/
Mossey671,234/
Motsai671,204/
Mussey671,096/
Moushi671,094/
Mosset67978/
Massau67977/
Mautsa67974/
Moucha67959/
Massas67838/
Mushai67782/
Moissi67695/
Mgassa67685/
Muusse67620/
Mossou67614/
Motsau67614/
Mussoi67601/
Maïssa67566/
Mosoos67493/
Moshat67467/
Muyisa67428/
Mausas67428/
Moïsse67422/
Mosaya67413/
Musaid67412/
Mussot67401/
Mmotsa67387/
Moueza67375/
Muysat67359/
Mosess67331/
Moshos67330/
Museau67327/
Musahu67327/
Muyesa67326/
Mayusa67316/
Mosios67295/
Mouzay67283/
Motsha67269/
Mayosa67265/
Moysis67265/
Mushat67246/
Muscha67236/
Mosesh67226/
Moisia67210/
Moutsi67205/
Muisah67184/
Moshes67181/
Mossoh67181/
Muesse67176/
Mossot67174/
Mushas67173/
Moshai67171/
Motsay67167/
Murzsa67165/
Muisha67161/
Mgosha67150/
Moshay67149/
Muzsai67148/
Mossos67145/
Mmassa67142/
Mooses67140/
Muyasa67139/
Mossed67136/
Moissé67135/
Moosai67133/
Mutsaa67127/
Moesai67127/
Moisis67126/
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Moused67125/
Miessa67122/
Moshaa67122/
Mosa'd67122/
Moosad67119/
Musach67114/
Mossio67109/
Motsis67109/
Moushy67109/
Mahusa67102/
Massap67101/
Mausia67100/
Moysés6795/
Musits6792/
Mossip6789/
Meyssa6784/
Moissy6783/
Muisse6780/
Mosies6776/
Moisas6776/
Mossoy6773/
Massaa6773/
Mujisa6772/
Mosait6770/
Moyesa6769/
Moutso6766/
Mayssa6765/
Moshea6765/
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Moscha6761/
Moyssi6759/
Musaha6758/
Mushad6758/
Moesse6755/
Mgosso6755/
Muzsay6752/
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Muises6746/
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Mousie6744/
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Massaj6710/
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Mossep679/
Mossøe679/
Muisay679/
Moosis679/
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Moussa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺳﻰmwsy83.58
ﻣﻮﺳﻲmwsy14.52
ﻣﻮﺳﻪmwsh0.09
ﻣﻮﺳﺎmwsa0.05
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym0.01
ﺑﺎﻣﻮﺳﻰbamwsy0.01
ﻣﻮﺳـــــﻰmwsy0.01
ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺳﻲalmwsy0.01
ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥthman0.01
ﺍﺷﻜﺎﻁashkat0.01
ﺍﺩﻭﻳﻚadwyk0.01
ﻣﻮﺻﻰmwsy0.01
Moussa in the Arabic language
موساmwsa-

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