Mössner Surname

277,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mössner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mössner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2291:65,5058,390
Austria1021:83,48512,474
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Mossner (404) are calculated separately.

Mössner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mössner is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mossner. For other possible spellings of Mössner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mössner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 277,488th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mössner live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,229 people, or 1 in 65,505. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent reside, Bavaria, where 6 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent reside. Barring Germany Mössner is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Mössner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mössner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mössner last name declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mossner95404/
Mösner9248/
Messner8616,227/
Massner86307/
Möhsner8632/
Mössnerová822/
Moessner80737/
Meussner8091/
Möschner8041/
Maessner809/
Messzner801/
Messnerr801/
Messnier800/
Mößner772,163/
Mesner771,004/
Mosner77716/
Masner77427/
Mésner773/
Messne771/
Möjner771/
Massne771/
Mösnerová7517/
Mosnier712,784/
Mesnier711,534/
Maszner71234/
Moesner71120/
Meszner71101/
Moszner7181/
Mészner7158/
Maesner7149/
Mehsner7130/
Masnier7127/
Mashner7126/
Mozsner718/
Moshner717/
Mohsner716/
Meusner713/
Meshner712/
Mesneir711/
Meesner711/
Massnee711/
Mohssne711/
Masne672,892/
Moschner671,338/
Mosne67249/
Maschner67211/
Mesne6758/
Meschner6757/
Mahssney675/
Möjne673/
Moesnner672/
Masznier671/
Moeshner670/
Moeszner670/
Maeszner670/

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Mössner Reference & Research

Moser DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Moser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Mössner
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