Moys Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Moys Surname Definition:

= Moyes, q.v.

Wiliam Moyse.—Hundred Rolls

Moys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Cambodia201:774,3574,921
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Moyš (5) are calculated separately.

Moys (39) may also be a first name.

Moys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Moyes, q.v.

Wiliam Moyse.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Moys Last Name Facts

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

Moys (Russian: Мойс) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Moyš. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 566,665th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Moys reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in British Isles. Moys is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 39 people.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 44 percent are found, Greater London, where 19 percent are found and Devon, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Hungary, where 8 percent are found.

Moys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moys has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Moys last name rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.95% less than the national average, earning R 175,968 per year; in United States they earn 36.6% more than the national average, earning $58,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $56,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moyš925/
Moyes895,847/
Moyse893,965/
Moeys89179/
Moyas89142/
Moyst8997/
Mouys8987/
Moysh8965/
Moyos8962/
Moyis8922/
Moyés894/
Moy8636,869/
Mos869,490/
Mys865,830/
Mohysh80410/
Moyies8049/
Mouyos8037/
Moeyes8020/
Moyise8018/
Myoyos8010/
Moyshe805/
Moyees805/
Moyesh803/
Moyase803/
Moyess803/
Moysse801/
Mouyse801/
Mouyss801/
Moyaus801/
Moyist801/
Moyo75577,233/
Moya75265,709/
Moss75166,948/
Mays7567,434/
Mose7539,486/
Mohy7531,761/
Moos7518,209/
Moye7517,278/
Most758,793/
Moes756,918/
Mous755,339/
Moyi754,063/
Mooy753,558/
Mois753,477/
Mohs752,993/
Meys752,318/
Myts752,152/
Muys751,687/
Mouy751,011/
Moyd75745/
Mysh75731/
Moyy75698/
Mosz75630/
Mosh75601/
Mots75280/
Moiy75162/
Muos75128/
Moës75123/
Moyt75115/
Mojs7588/
Mios7555/
Myes7545/
Moyá7543/
Mysz7542/
Moyp7535/
Muoy7534/
Myos7532/
Moyà7531/
Myse7530/
Myss7527/
Moås7515/
Mosc7514/
Mosd7513/
Moyé7511/
Myoy7510/
Mãos759/
Mgoy758/
Mojy757/
Hmos756/
Moïs756/
Mosp755/
Mods755/
Moyc754/
Mgos753/
Mhys752/
Moîs752/
Moxs752/
Myjs752/
Mhoy751/
Moyj751/
Moyz751/
Moyè751/
Mozs751/
'Mos751/
Mmos751/
Myxs751/
Myst750/
Hmys750/
Mouyass73137/
Moysova73101/
Moysová738/
Mohhyss731/
Mo672,791,493/
My67149,098/
Moise67116,854/
Mouse6750,616/
Mayes6742,555/
Moshe6718,466/
Mosse6715,310/
Moïse6714,983/
Mooya679,846/
Mejos678,097/
Moose675,552/
Mosch674,372/
Mohiy673,114/
Mayse672,221/
Mouss672,141/
Moish671,848/
Mohye671,720/
Majos671,451/
Mayas671,303/
Motse671,182/
Moots671,155/
Moyet671,102/
Mayos671,064/
Moyce671,032/
Mohyi67890/
Mouya67823/
Motts67709/
Moyyi67707/
Moist67677/
Mijos67642/
Mgoye67628/
Myoyo67582/
Moues67571/
Mhoya67543/
Mooyi67488/
Mojes67477/
Mouyo67405/
Moîse67391/
Mgoya67365/
Moyat67329/
Mooyo67324/
Meyus67312/
Moust67307/
Mojas67282/
Maios67248/
Mayus67231/
Meyes67201/
Moiss67194/
Moyad67193/
Miyas67192/
Mohyy67184/
Mojos67183/
Meyts67155/
Meyst67154/
Modse67144/
Moyed67140/
Mioya67138/
Moiyo67132/
Mowes67125/
Meyas67120/
Maysh67110/
Moyah67109/
Muoyo67107/
Mayis67105/
Moths67105/
Moess67104/
Moyau67101/
Mahys6793/
Mioyo6789/
Mysse6788/
Moyot6781/
Muios6781/
Mohus6780/
Mooss6778/
Moush6777/
Moies6777/
Mojis6776/
Moosz6774/
Mgoyi6773/
Moyid6772/
Moyap6771/
Moyeh6771/
Mehys6771/
Mmoya6767/
Mgoyo6766/
Muyas6763/
Mouye6762/
Mayıs6760/
Moyij6753/
Meyos6753/
Mytse6752/
Mouhy6752/
Mhoyo6748/
Moosh6746/
Mysch6744/
Moyez6743/
Moits6742/
Mosce6739/
Mooye6734/
Muoyi6734/
Mohya6733/
Moyoh6728/
Meyse6727/
Moyee6726/
Muyis6726/
Mmoye6726/
Mayss6725/
Muoya6724/
Mmose6722/
Moizs6722/
Moods6720/
Moyio6720/
Mhose6720/
Myoyi6720/
Mohss6720/
Moyuo6719/
Moaya6719/
Mmoyi6719/
Mosst6714/
Moyie6713/
Mytts6713/
Moyoo6712/
Mojiy6711/
Mouts6711/
Moyaj6710/
Mayts6710/
Moyaz6710/
Moyaa6710/
Moyiz679/
Mhosh679/
Moyje678/
Moohs678/
Moyyo678/
Muyes678/
Myoya677/
Moszt676/
Moesh676/
Meysh675/
Mhoyi675/
Moiés675/
Mosås675/
Mossh675/
Hmoya675/
Meyss674/
Mojyo674/
Mmooy674/
Mmoyo674/
Moios674/
Moshd674/
Mhoye674/
Mmohy674/
Mosph674/
Mouds673/
Miyes673/
Mohsh673/
Moyod673/
Myshe673/
Moïss673/
Miyos673/
Mujos673/
Moyop672/
Mohyd672/
Muots672/
Mmous672/
Mohyo672/
Moëst672/
Moyac672/
Mayós672/
Hmods672/
Muoye672/
Mmoss672/
Moids672/
Moeyo672/
Mayds671/
Mioas671/
Meyis671/
Moscz671/
Moosc671/
Moost671/
Mousp671/
Moy'e671/
Moyec671/
Moyhe671/
Moyho671/
Moytt671/
Mostt671/
Myess671/
Myies671/
Moihy671/
Moisz671/
Moiyd671/
Mojsh671/
Mojst671/
Modss671/
Moeyz671/
Motsh671/
Moias671/
Mosht671/
Mayés671/
Mousz671/
Moyep671/
Moyha671/
Moyip671/
Moëss671/
Moïya671/
Moïye671/
Moïyo671/
Mioyi671/
Mhods671/
Mhots671/
Moiës671/
Mohyashh671/
Mohyt671/
Mojyi671/
Muiys671/
Muose671/
Moh's671/
Muyos671/
Muyts671/
Myoas671/
D'Moy671/
Meios671/
Mouyh671/
Mossc671/
Mouès671/
Moyhd671/
Moyçe671/
Mossd671/
Mosth671/
Myhxs671/
Moyej671/
Moyii671/
Mhous671/
Mosss670/
Mayhs670/
Moujs670/
Maysz670/
Mosds670/

Moys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moys in the Russian language
Мойсmojs-

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Footnotes

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