Mus Surname

38,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Monaco

Mus Surname Definition:

It is curious that though Mouse does not appear to be an English surname, its Latin form, Mus, is so.

Mus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,7361:5,878771
Indonesia2,3201:57,0046,304
Nigeria2,2121:80,0835,676
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Belgium5161:22,2803,482
Netherlands3641:46,3937,893
Malaysia3531:83,5535,866
France3291:201,89331,384
Poland2711:140,25420,300
Israel2691:31,8134,498
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Pakistan1971:906,82212,289
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Spain1521:307,57918,383
Canada951:387,84834,448
Germany931:865,65062,206
Italy881:694,96259,648
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
Algeria731:529,19937,690
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia321:843,61652,533
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Malta241:17,9281,021
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Monaco71:5,295668
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Muş (1,665), Muś (8), Muš (3) & Mús (1) are calculated separately.

Mus (20,905) may also be a first name.

Mus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

It is curious that though Mouse does not appear to be an English surname, its Latin form, Mus, is so.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mus (Arabic: موس, Bengali: মুস, Hindi: मूस, Marathi: मुस, Oriya: ମୁସ) is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Muş, Muś, Muš or Mús. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mus is the 38,026th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 526,367 people. The surname Mus is primarily found in Africa, where 32 percent of Mus live; 20 percent live in Central America and 20 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Mus is also the 36,586th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 20,905 people.

Mus is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 2,736 people, or 1 in 5,878. In Guatemala Mus is mostly found in: Guatemala Department, where 66 percent live, Alta Verapaz Department, where 16 percent live and Sololá Department, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Guatemala this last name exists in 95 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.

Mus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mus has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mus last name rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (92%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mus surname are 0.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Mus earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.43% less than the national average, earning 271,912 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $40,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $45,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muş891,665/
Muś898/
Muš893/
Mús891/
Muse86149,064/
Muis8621,837/
Maus8617,081/
Meus869,215/
Mous865,339/
Must864,412/
Muhs863,304/
Muss862,161/
Muys861,687/
Muus861,067/
Musz86606/
Mush86515/
Muzs8646/
Muës8626/
Musd865/
Musc863/
Musp863/
Muxs863/
Muís861/
Musì861/
Mujs861/
Mhus860/
Mu801,028,966/
Mouse7550,616/
Musse7516,223/
Muise755,878/
Musch754,110/
Maust752,276/
Mushe752,232/
Mouss752,141/
Mause751,569/
Mauss751,523/
Meuse751,491/
Muijs75803/
Musht75480/
Mahus75336/
Moust75307/
Meush75204/
Mausz75160/
Muusz75107/
Mauhs75104/
Mouys7587/
Muuss7584/
Mohus7580/
Moush7577/
Meusz7562/
Mmuse7562/
Meuss7537/
Mushs7531/
Muhss7519/
Mudse7518/
Muits7517/
Mutse7512/
Muiss7511/
Mouts7511/
Mussh759/
Mhuse758/
Muish757/
Mauts756/
Muuhs756/
Muisc755/
Mushd755/
Mouds753/
Maush753/
Mauus752/
Muisp752/
Mmous752/
Mauds751/
Mausd751/
Mgaus751/
Mousp751/
Musph751/
Musce751/
Mousz751/
Muhsd751/
Muyts751/
Mushh751/
Musst751/
Mutsh751/
Mmust751/
Mushz751/
Mhous751/
Hmuse751/
Moujs750/
Mauxs750/
Mou671,415,785/
Mut6786,253/
Mau6766,892/
Mausse6739,214/
Mui6719,409/
Muy6711,358/
Mos679,490/
Muh676,932/
Mousse676,579/
Muc674,657/
Mud674,314/
Mux672,095/
Muj672,081/
Muz671,971/
Musowa671,922/
Musova67905/
Maushe67867/
Meu67838/
Muß67762/
Musche67456/
Mup67370/
Meusch67350/
Muu67331/
Mausch67231/
Mgu67201/
Mautse67192/
Muç67107/
Muğ6799/
Mós6796/
Mhu6783/
Muisse6780/
Moutse6749/
Muț6746/
Mousch6745/
Mutshe6742/
Mujsce6736/
Muusze6733/
Muľ6729/
Mmu6723/
Moushe6720/
Muž6719/
Hmu6711/
Mahuss6711/
Mhouse677/
Musová676/
Mhause675/
Mudshe675/
Muschs675/
Mmushe675/
Moussz674/
Mheust673/
Meusth673/
Mushch673/
Mousss673/
Muushe672/
Meusse672/
Meutse672/
Moussh672/
Mahush672/
Maushd671/
Meuths671/
Muisch671/
Mouths671/
Mậu671/
Muddse671/
Mouyse671/
Mouyss671/
Mousds671/
Moussd671/
Mouszz671/
Muishe671/
Muÿ671/
Muż671/
Muá671/
Musshe671/
Mouzse671/
Mmutse671/
Maujse671/
Moutts670/
Meeous670/
Mustch670/
Meutts670/

Mus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mus in the Bengali language
মুসmusa-
Mus in the Marathi language
मुसmusa94.87
मूसmusa4.1
उसusa0.51
Mus in the Oriya language
ମୁସmusa55.56
ମୁସ୍mus44.44
Mus in the Hindi language
मूसmusa27.74
मुसmusa27.42
मुस्ताकmustaka20
मुस्तफाmustapha10
मुस्कानmuskana6.77
मुस्तकीमmustakima4.52
मुस्mus0.65
Mus in the Arabic language
موسmws-

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