Musah Surname
Approximately 62,440 people bear this surname
Musah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 57,495 | 1:470 | 56 |
| Nigeria | 3,044 | 1:58,194 | 4,372 |
| Israel | 372 | 1:23,004 | 3,398 |
| Liberia | 250 | 1:17,634 | 1,803 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| United States | 208 | 1:1,742,591 | 114,999 |
| Malaysia | 154 | 1:191,521 | 11,379 |
| Cameroon | 120 | 1:173,076 | 18,427 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Musah (21,919) may also be a first name.
Musah Demographics
Musah Political Affiliation
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Musah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musah (Arabic: موسه, Hindi: मुसाह, Marathi: मुसाह) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Musah.
How Common Is The Last Name Musah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,076th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 116,713 people. The last name Musah occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Musah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Musah is also the 35,318th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 21,919 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 57,495 people, or 1 in 470. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.
Musah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Musah surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Musah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.55% less than the national average, earning R 169,788 per year; in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,923 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Musah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musah in the Marathi language | ||
| मुसाह | musaha | - |
| Musah in the Hindi language | ||
| मुसाह | musaha | 75 |
| मुसह | musaha | 25 |
| Musah in the Arabic language | ||
| موسه | mwsh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Musah
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