Moussaid Surname
Approximately 15,339 people bear this surname
Moussaid Surname User-submission:
The Moussaid surname comes from moussa, meaning 'Mosses', and id, meaning 'place', 'village'. Therefore the surname Moussaid means 'from the place of Mosses'. A region in Iraq has this name.
Moussaid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 14,927 | 1:2,310 | 172 |
| Spain | 219 | 1:213,480 | 14,387 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Moussaïd (11) are calculated separately.
Moussaid (418) may also be a first name.
Moussaid Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Moussaid surname comes from moussa, meaning 'Mosses', and id, meaning 'place', 'village'. Therefore the surname Moussaid means 'from the place of Mosses'. A region in Iraq has this name.
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Average Moussaid Salary in
United States
$53,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moussaid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moussaid Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moussaid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺴﻴﻌﻴﺪ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Moussaïd. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moussaid? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,538th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 475,099 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Moussaid live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. Moussaid is also the 420,385th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 418 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is held by 14,927 people, or 1 in 2,310. Outside of Morocco this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Moussaid Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moussaid last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moussaid earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning 335,347 kr per year and in United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moussaid Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moussaid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺴﻴﻌﻴﺪ | amsyyd | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪ | almsad | 50 |
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