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
Average Musah Salary in
United States
$40,407 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,076th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 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. It is also the 35,318th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 21,919 people.
The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 57,495 people, or 1 in 470. Barring Ghana this surname is found 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 devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Musah surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political 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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