Moussaa Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Moussaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 215 | 1:89,265 | 3,776 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
The alternate forms: Moussaâ (8) are calculated separately.
Moussaa (81) may also be a first name.
Moussaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moussaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moussaa occurs most in Niger. It can occur as a variant: Moussaâ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moussaa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. Moussaa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moussaa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Moussaa is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread forename at a global level, held by 81 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 89,265. In Niger Moussaa is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 27 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Niger this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Moussaa
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