Moz Surname

32,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Moz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique12,3601:2,206544
El Salvador2,0951:3,028407
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Italy2951:207,31129,594
Brazil2411:888,27531,950
Mexico1131:1,098,46213,844
India881:8,716,652177,764
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
France411:1,620,066149,911
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
England161:3,482,379114,324
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belize11:355,4743,977
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Móz (11) are calculated separately.

Moz (620) may also be a first name.

Moz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moz (Arabic: موز) occurs in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Móz. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,140th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 439,432 people. The surname Moz is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Moz live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 334,926th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 620 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mozambique, where it is held by 12,360 people, or 1 in 2,206. Apart from Mozambique this surname is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in El Salvador, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Moz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moz last name are 23.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,619 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.3% less than the national average, earning $15,596,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Móz8911/
Motz867,799/
Moiz867,449/
Muoz863,562/
Moez863,505/
Mooz86678/
Mosz86630/
Mozh86427/
Mouz86288/
Mozz86202/
Morz86131/
Mocz86115/
Hmoz8617/
Modz8613/
Mgoz865/
Mohz863/
Moyz861/
Mozs861/
Mozp861/
Moxz861/
Mo802,791,493/
Mootz752,103/
Moutz75113/
Moitz7575/
Moosz7574/
Moezz7533/
Moizs7522/
Motze7521/
Hmouz7517/
Moizz7515/
Moocz7515/
Mottz7510/
Moszt756/
Moorz755/
Moodz753/
Mouzz752/
Mochz752/
Mousz751/
Moscz751/
Mostz751/
Mohtz751/
Moisz751/
Moeyz751/
Mocze751/
Moozj751/
Mmoez751/
Mogyz751/
Moxjz751/
Mozce750/
Mourz750/
Mou671,415,785/
Moh67231,837/
Moi6773,528/
Moo6741,989/
Moy6736,869/
Moa6721,480/
Mot6714,869/
Mos679,490/
Maz676,949/
Moc674,931/
Muz671,971/
Mox671,818/
Moj671,778/
Muo671,688/
Mod671,657/
Mho67630/
Moß67582/
Moţ67496/
Moț67359/
Mop67322/
Hmo67255/
Moş67181/
Mmo6787/
Mgo6780/
Moğ6752/
Moș6749/
Mozova6748/
Moš6740/
Åmo6738/
Moitze6720/
Moľ6719/
Moś6714/
Mozová6713/
Moytez675/
Moussz674/
Moï674/
Moë672/
Mozowa672/
Müz671/
Moá671/
Mooiez671/
Mohtze671/
Mouszz671/
Moç671/
Moû671/
Moč671/
Moitez671/
Mouzse671/
Mossze671/
Mottze670/

Moz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moz in the Arabic language
موزmwz-

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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
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  • 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 Moz
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