Where Does The Last Name Musa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Musa (Bengali: মুসা, Georgian: მუსა, Hindi: मूसा, Marathi: मुसा, Oriya: ମୁଷା, Russian: Муса) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Muşa or Muša. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 144^th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,848 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Musa are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124^th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 3,438,292 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,039,701 people, or 1 in 58. In Nigeria Musa is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 17 percent reside, Borno, where 10 percent reside and Katsina, where 10 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 166 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Musa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Musa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Musa surname expanded 350,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Musa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Musa last name is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (68%) in Kenya and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Musa last name are 1.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Musa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 29.25% less than the national average, earning €21,247 per year; in Norway they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning 222,399 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.52% less than the national average, earning R 184,116 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $23,141,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $44,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,907 CAD per year.