Moussa Surname
Approximately 1,447,642 people bear this surname
Moussa Surname User-submission:
A surname of Arabic origin. It is the Muslim version of "Moses", which means 'son'.
Moussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 646,624 | 1:30 | 2 |
| Central African Republic | 221,631 | 1:20 | 1 |
| Chad | 173,118 | 1:79 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 126,408 | 1:164 | 4 |
| Egypt | 66,629 | 1:1,380 | 195 |
| Benin | 46,801 | 1:221 | 6 |
| Djibouti | 24,216 | 1:38 | 8 |
| Ivory Coast | 20,849 | 1:1,107 | 111 |
| Algeria | 19,366 | 1:1,995 | 209 |
| Mauritania | 15,219 | 1:269 | 34 |
| Mali | 11,616 | 1:1,461 | 147 |
| Togo | 11,130 | 1:651 | 36 |
| Comoros | 10,343 | 1:72 | 15 |
| Burkina Faso | 10,289 | 1:1,784 | 253 |
| Morocco | 8,315 | 1:4,146 | 447 |
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Madagascar | 4,269 | 1:5,540 | 1,134 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| Pakistan | 2,985 | 1:59,847 | 2,288 |
| Congo | 2,943 | 1:1,695 | 269 |
| United States | 2,458 | 1:147,461 | 15,219 |
| France | 1,613 | 1:41,180 | 5,161 |
| DR Congo | 1,375 | 1:53,731 | 6,473 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,092 | 1:8,390 | 1,046 |
| Gabon | 1,061 | 1:1,781 | 294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Canada | 856 | 1:43,044 | 5,342 |
| Australia | 752 | 1:35,899 | 4,722 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Brazil | 607 | 1:352,676 | 13,518 |
| Spain | 507 | 1:92,213 | 7,698 |
| Germany | 482 | 1:167,024 | 19,753 |
| England | 355 | 1:156,952 | 14,819 |
| Tunisia | 289 | 1:2,113 | 243 |
| Mauritius | 266 | 1:4,862 | 977 |
| Belgium | 259 | 1:44,389 | 7,232 |
| Sweden | 246 | 1:40,027 | 3,192 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 1:15,771 | 2,101 |
| Qatar | 168 | 1:14,036 | 1,554 |
| Thailand | 165 | 1:428,111 | 74,983 |
| Netherlands | 153 | 1:110,374 | 17,676 |
| Denmark | 137 | 1:41,202 | 4,292 |
| Senegal | 124 | 1:117,575 | 1,128 |
| Guinea | 123 | 1:96,210 | 842 |
| Greece | 117 | 1:94,699 | 15,986 |
| Venezuela | 111 | 1:272,109 | 6,511 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Switzerland | 81 | 1:101,394 | 10,819 |
| Syria | 55 | 1:350,928 | 4,703 |
| Italy | 53 | 1:1,153,900 | 73,671 |
| Cyprus | 42 | 1:21,068 | 2,351 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Austria | 40 | 1:212,886 | 26,249 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Lebanon | 22 | 1:256,231 | 9,426 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 1:10,242 | 786 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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'.
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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 held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Moùssà. For other potential spellings of Moussa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moussa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moussa is the 356th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,034 people. The last name Moussa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moussa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Chadic Africa. Moussa is also the 395th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 1,707,480 people.
Moussa is the most common surname in one country:Central African Republic, where 15 percent live. The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 646,624 people, or 1 in 30. In Niger Moussa is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 23 percent live, Maradi Region, where 21 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Niger it exists in 128 countries. It is also found in Central African Republic, where 15 percent live and Chad, where 12 percent live.
Moussa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moussa has changed through the years. 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 Moussa are 1.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.27% being registered with 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
Moussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | 83.58 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻲ | mwsy | 14.52 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﻪ | mwsh | 0.09 |
| ﻣﻮﺳﺎ | mwsa | 0.05 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ | abrahym | 0.01 |
| ﺑﺎﻣﻮﺳﻰ | bamwsy | 0.01 |
| ﻣﻮﺳـــــﻰ | mwsy | 0.01 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺳﻲ | almwsy | 0.01 |
| ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ | thman | 0.01 |
| ﺍﺷﻜﺎﻁ | ashkat | 0.01 |
| ﺍﺩﻭﻳﻚ | adwyk | 0.01 |
| ﻣﻮﺻﻰ | mwsy | 0.01 |
| Moussa in the Arabic language | ||
| موسا | mwsa | - |
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