Muas Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5301:115,7807,670
Indonesia7761:170,42416,543
Malaysia781:378,13119,929
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Laos361:183,009198
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United States141:25,889,924709,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Muas (1,651) may also be a first name.

Muas Last Name Facts

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

Muas (Hindi: मुआस, Marathi: मुसा) is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muas? popularity and diffusion

Muas is the 170,597th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,885,014 people. Muas occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Muas are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,613th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,651 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,530 people, or 1 in 115,780. In Nigeria Muas is most prevalent in: Borno, where 29 percent are found, Kano, where 21 percent are found and Jigawa, where 8 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Muas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Muas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Muas last name expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

Muas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muase8960/
Muash8920/
Muats891/
Muass891/
Mua8616,804/
Muahys8029/
Muashe8023/
Mwuase806/
Mouhas805/
Muhays802/
Muasse801/
Muaz752,909/
Muad751,943/
Muay751,618/
Muoa751,071/
Muat75722/
Mbas75239/
Mwas75134/
Muos75128/
Muap7558/
Mmua7549/
Mwua7548/
Muaj7544/
Muaa7528/
Muea7514/
Muae7511/
Muax759/
Mhua751/
Mvas751/
Hmua751/
Muasheh731/
Muhashe731/
Mwase6725,948/
Mouha674,722/
Muadh673,625/
Muhaj67864/
Muaaz67200/
Mbous67197/
Muadz67192/
Mwash67136/
Mbaus6796/
Muazz6761/
Muaau6722/
Muhaç6722/
Mwass6717/
Mbass6716/
Muaad6715/
Muahy6713/
Mguha6711/
Muaaj6710/
Muace679/
Mbais675/
Mhuha675/
Mbaas674/
Muazh674/
Mbahs672/
Muayd672/
Muach672/
Muots672/
Mbash672/
Mbhas672/
Mways672/
Mwais671/
Muhaadsz671/
Mua'z671/
Muahh671/
M'Bas671/
Muaai671/
Mmuoa671/
Mmuat671/
Muayy671/
Mouhaish671/
Mouhasse671/
Muhaitse671/
Muose671/
Mmuah671/
Mmuaa671/
Muaiy671/
Muaat671/
Mua'a671/

Muas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muas in the Hindi language
मुआसmu'asa-
Muas in the Marathi language
मुसाmusa-

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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 Muas
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