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

Musa (Bengali: মুসা, Georgian: მუსა, Hindi: मूसा, Marathi: मुसा, Oriya: ମୁଷା, Russian: Муса) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant: Muşa or Muša. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 144^th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,848 people. The surname Musa is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Musa reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Musa is also the 124^th most widely held forename globally, held by 3,438,292 people.

The surname Musa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,039,701 people, or 1 in 58. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 17 percent live, Borno, where 10 percent live and Katsina, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 166 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Musa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Musa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Musa surname rose 350,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Musa Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Musa are 1.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.08% registered to vote for the political 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.