Around the world, Moscow (Moscow 
, موسكو 
, Москоу 
) is a rare male first name. The first name Moscow is characteristic of Libya, where it is a rare male name, Israel, where it is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sudan, South Africa, and Israel. More frequently, Moscow is the last name as well as the forename.