Muhs Surname

135,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Muhs Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the hawk’s cage; dweller at a mew, i.e., a range of stables, with coach houses, around an open space.

Muhs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8141:44,3805,825
United States1,1961:303,05927,896
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Canada511:722,46357,796
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Australia301:899,85754,700
England241:2,321,58686,519
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

The alternate forms: Mühs (2) are calculated separately.

Muhs (21) may also be a first name.

Muhs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the hawk’s cage; dweller at a mew, i.e., a range of stables, with coach houses, around an open space.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Muhs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhs is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Mühs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhs is the 135,935th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,205,674 people. The last name Muhs occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Muhs reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Muhs is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 21 people.

Muhs is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,814 people, or 1 in 44,380. In Germany Muhs is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Muhs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Muhs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Muhs last name grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muhs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muhs surname are 18.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muhs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mühs922/
Mauhs89104/
Mushs8931/
Muhss8919/
Muuhs896/
Muhsd891/
Mus8613,845/
Muschs805/
Meuths801/
Mouths801/
Muse75149,064/
Muis7521,837/
Maus7517,081/
Meus759,215/
Much758,134/
Mous755,339/
Must754,412/
Muss752,161/
Muys751,687/
Muus751,067/
Musz75606/
Mush75515/
Muës7526/
Musd755/
Muhß754/
Muxs753/
Musp753/
Mujs751/
Musì751/
Muís751/
Mhus750/
Mushshe735/
Muohous731/
Mouse6750,616/
Musse6716,223/
Muche6715,810/
Mauch679,311/
Muise675,878/
Musch674,110/
Maust672,276/
Mushe672,232/
Mouss672,141/
Mause671,569/
Mauss671,523/
Meuse671,491/
Mouch67868/
Muijs67803/
Musht67480/
Mahus67336/
Muich67314/
Moust67307/
Meush67204/
Mausz67160/
Muusz67107/
Mouys6787/
Muuss6784/
Mohus6780/
Moush6777/
Mmuse6762/
Meusz6762/
Meuss6737/
Mucht6718/
Mudse6718/
Muits6717/
Meuch6715/
Mutse6712/
Mouts6711/
Muiss6711/
Mussh679/
Mhosh679/
Moohs678/
Mhuse678/
Muish677/
Mauts676/
Mushd675/
Muych674/
Maush673/
Mouds673/
Muchh673/
Muisp672/
Mmous672/
Mauus672/
Mmust671/
Mauds671/
Musce671/
Mousz671/
Muheeshe671/
Muyts671/
Mushh671/
Musst671/
Mushz671/
Mhous671/
Hmuse671/
Musph671/
Mousp671/
Mgaus671/
Mausd671/
Mauxs670/
Moujs670/

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