Moço Surname

172,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Moço Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moço Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Portugal5761:18,0871,300
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Albania501:58,2817,203
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Moco (6,496), Môço (3), Mocó (10) & Móco (6) are calculated separately.

Moço Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moço (Hindi: मोचो) is found in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Moco, Môço, Mocó or Móco. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moço? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moço is the 172,166th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,916,185 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Moço reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

The last name Moço is most frequently used in Angola, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Without taking into account Angola Moço exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Moço Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moço has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moco926,496/
Môço923/
Moçoş899/
Mouço893/
Mosço891/
Mocó8310/
Móco836/
Mozo7523,362/
Moso755,506/
Moxo75911/
Maço75224/
Moça75152/
Mošo7577/
Moosa6763,586/
Mosso6712,021/
Macoo675,563/
Mocho672,011/
Mouzo671,979/
Masoo671,495/
Moiso671,447/
Mozzo671,436/
Mouso671,277/
Mocoy671,249/
Motso671,240/
Mosio671,079/
Moico67995/
Mosho67982/
Mooso67903/
Mosop67678/
Motzo67596/
Moizo67561/
Mouco67546/
Mooza67544/
'Moso67528/
Mosos67465/
Moyco67405/
Mozou67391/
Mosot67320/
Mosoi67269/
Mocio67234/
Motco67207/
Mgoso67189/
Mosoh67159/
Mocoi67148/
Mosou67140/
Mosoa67110/
Mohzo67101/
Mocoa67101/
Moţoi6795/
Mozoh6774/
Moczo6773/
Mmoso6770/
Mozoi6764/
Moças6740/
Mosgo6733/
Mosoo6729/
Mazoo6725/
Mozho6717/
Mozoo6711/
Mojso6710/
Mosuo679/
Mosoy679/
Mozoľ678/
Mooca677/
Mocou677/
Mosjo676/
Mosod675/
Muozo675/
Moiçó675/
Muoso675/
Mozoy674/
Mocoo674/
Mošoň673/
Moszo673/
Maços673/
Mohso673/
Moyso673/
Modzo673/
Mohco673/
Mhozo672/
Maçoj672/
Mouxo672/
Moozo672/
Moşoi672/
Mmoxo671/
Mocoh671/
Modso671/
Mojco671/
Moțco671/
Moïso671/
Maçod671/
Mooco671/
Mozoĺ671/
Moyzo671/
Moxoo671/
Maçou671/

Moço Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moço in the Hindi language
मोचोmoco-

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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 Moço
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