Cognomen Mosul (Mosul 
, โมสกุล 
) , in all the world, is a rare surname. The last name Mosul is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare surname, Estonia, where it is a rare surname, and Israel, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Thailand, and Estonia. Much less frequently, Mosul is the forename as well as the last name.