Musah Surname

9,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Musah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana57,4951:47056
Nigeria3,0441:58,1944,372
Israel3721:23,0043,398
Liberia2501:17,6341,803
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Malaysia1541:191,52111,379
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
England911:612,28636,401
Kenya771:599,73928,092
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Musah (21,919) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mussah915,350/
Musahu91327/
Muisah91184/
Musaah91126/
Musach91114/
Musaha9158/
Mousah9149/
Mushah9147/
Muszah918/
Mausah918/
Musaph914/
Musahh912/
Mudsah911/
Meusah911/
Musaht911/
Mmusah911/
Musa893,943,852/
Mushaha8381/
Mausaha8327/
Muiszah8313/
Mussach8313/
Moussah8312/
Mushahu8310/
Mutsach836/
Mussath833/
Mutsaha831/
Mussaph831/
Musahay831/
Mushaah831/
Mushahe831/
Mousaha831/
Muusaah831/
Mußsach831/
Mussaah831/
Mutsash831/
Maushah831/
Mousa80572,691/
Mussa80460,441/
Musau8079,283/
Musat8013,881/
Musha807,884/
Muesa804,940/
Musca804,533/
Musas803,781/
Musaj802,767/
Muusa802,080/
Musai801,790/
Musia801,618/
Misah801,606/
Mausa801,558/
Mujah801,255/
Musad801,241/
Musaa801,218/
Mujsa80925/
Muzsa80717/
Mmusa80405/
Muisa80358/
Musay80297/
Musho80296/
Mutsa80288/
'Musa80271/
Mhusa80260/
Meusa80211/
Musea80187/
Musza80126/
Musga80118/
Musoh8069/
Musap8067/
Musja8036/
Hmusa8027/
Mudsa8016/
Mgusa8015/
Muhsa809/
Mushó809/
Musaz807/
Musaâ804/
Muysa803/
Musoa802/
Mushahay7754/
Moutsaha7732/
Moussaha7711/
Moussauh772/
Maushach771/
Mutsaddh771/
Mushaaha771/
Moudsaha771/
Mousahat771/
Moussa731,447,642/
Musaad737,471/
Mussad732,707/
Mousad731,881/
Muusha731,473/
Missah731,285/
Mutsau731,243/
Mautsa73974/
Mousaa73946/
Maussa73845/
Mushai73782/
Mausas73428/
Musaid73412/
Mussai73365/
Muysat73359/
Mussat73345/
Museau73327/
Mousas73301/
Mushat73246/
Muscha73236/
Mushas73173/
Murzsa73165/
Muisha73161/
Muzsai73148/
Mutsaa73127/
Mousay73118/
Mahusa73102/
Mausia73100/
Mussap7383/
Moujah7365/
Mousat7364/
Musait7363/
Mousha7362/
Mushad7358/
Muzsay7352/
Muesha7351/
Mausai7347/
Mussay7346/
Mousga7341/
Mushaa7340/
Mousia7340/
Mishah7338/
Musaus7337/
Mutsai7336/
Mutsha7336/
Misahu7335/
Musaas7334/
Muissa7332/
Museat7331/
Mausha7329/
Mussau7329/
Mugiah7327/
Mosaah7327/
Muscaș7327/
Mushau7326/
Musaat7325/
Moutsa7324/
Musajë7324/
Mushaj7323/
Mgusho7320/
Mushop7317/
Mausoh7317/
Mujahd7316/
Mushod7316/
Mussas7314/
Musaip7313/
Mousai7313/
Mucahy7312/
Mushoo7312/
Musaud7312/
Mausad7311/
Musyoa7311/
Mushey7310/
Mushap7310/
Mausat7310/
Mhusha739/
Muisay739/
Mausay738/
Musheu738/
Moudsa737/
Musjai736/
Muscai736/
Muzach736/
Muesoh736/
Meusai735/
Mushay735/
Muessa735/
Muhsau735/
Mousza735/
Mohusa735/
Muthsa734/
Mujaha734/
Misaha734/
Meussa734/
Mushha734/
Muisat734/
Mgusha734/
Mouysa734/
Mausau733/
Musead733/
Muisia733/
Mutsho733/
Musssa733/
Mushea732/
Muscho732/
Mushoi732/
Mousau732/
Muusaa732/
Mushaz732/
Musatt732/
Mujath732/
Mhusay732/
Mousho732/
Mousoh732/
Mussaa732/
Musçaj732/
Musaai732/
Mushot732/
Hmusat732/
Muzaha732/
Mudsoh732/
Mausaz731/
Misaih731/
Meusha731/
Muusai731/
Musadd731/
Musapf731/
Musapp731/
Muhsai731/
Mujaah731/
Mujaht731/
Mujaih731/
Musaup731/
Muzhah731/
Musaaa731/
Mmuesa731/
Mausho731/
Mousap731/
Miesah731/
Muscaj731/
Musa'a731/
Museuh731/
Mujssa731/
Muicah731/
Muisas731/
Muisaz731/
Muisho731/
Muhsha731/
Mujeah731/
Misaah731/
Muusad731/
Muusay731/
Muussa731/
Musoch731/
Mushuo731/
Musuoa731/
Mmusho731/
Musa'd731/
Hmussa731/
Musoth731/
Musauu731/
Mushei731/
Muisau731/
Mmusha731/
Mmutsa731/
Mmuusa731/
Muhsaa731/
Mujahh731/
Mujash731/
Muzahe731/
Muszap731/
Musayd731/
Musazz731/
Mushja731/
Mushou731/
Mausca731/
Miseah731/
Meusoh731/
Mihsah731/
Mushaaidh711/
Moutsahai711/
Moutshaha711/
Musshahad711/
Muschahey710/
Mosa67122,258/
Misa6735,168/
Mahusay6717,394/
Muza6716,252/
Muça6712,806/
Muja676,469/
Muca674,506/
Muso674,213/
Mousssa671,325/
Moussay67995/
Mousaid67923/
Mushayt67560/
Mousaad67544/
Mushait67526/
Mushood67475/
Moussoh67435/
Moussad67412/
Muschei67407/
Moussas67301/
Muža67298/
Mouyssa67263/
Moushey67230/
Moussaa67222/
Mushatt67193/
Muşa67164/
Mmoussa67140/
Mooshah67106/
Muxa6786/
Moussaz6780/
Mujahad6778/
Moussza6768/
Mousdsa6762/
Moussai6759/
Moussat6752/
Moussoa6751/
Mussatt6744/
Mushaid6741/
Mutshai6736/
Moudssa6726/
Mussaud6725/
Maushad6718/
Moujssa6718/
Moutsea6717/
Mouszsa6716/
Muša6715/
Mujahat6714/
Mahusha6714/
Mùoussa6714/
Mósa6714/
Muschau6713/
Mussapp678/
Muschat678/
Misahau678/
Moudjah678/
Mushoud678/
Moussaâ678/
Mussaid677/
Moutsai677/
Ùmoussa677/
Moushos676/
Maushay675/
Moushad675/
Muchaha675/
Mussaad675/
Musiayi675/
Muća674/
Mutshay674/
Moussaï674/
Moussau673/
Mushoot673/
Moutsas673/
Musaggi673/
Musajje673/
Muchahy672/
Moussea672/
Mossaha672/
Mujahaz672/
Muugiah672/
Maushea671/
Mucahey671/
Moushou671/
Muthsha671/
Mushoch671/
Mushott671/
Muschap671/
Museich671/
Mujahij671/
Mussuoh671/
Mussaat671/
Mmousha671/
Maussad671/
Mucheah671/
Moujaha671/
Moutsat671/
Moutsho671/
Moutsoh671/
Mouxssa671/
Mousaîd671/
Moushas671/
Moussatchz671/
Mousséa671/
Mouzzah671/
Mosheah671/
Mossaah671/
Mossaih671/
Moosaah671/
Musaazp671/
Muicahy671/
Mujahıd671/
Mujaith671/
Mmouysa671/
Muża671/
Musooha671/
Mushoha671/
Mâoussa671/
Musa'ad671/
Mautsho671/
Mutsaai671/
Mutshei671/
Musaaaa671/
Muhytsa671/
Muisajë671/
Mujahee671/
Mudziah671/
Moussha671/
Mushaat671/
Meeousa671/
Missaah671/
Hmudsoh671/
Musshay670/

Musah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musah in the Marathi language
मुसाहmusaha-
Musah in the Hindi language
मुसाहmusaha75
मुसहmusaha25
Musah in the Arabic language
موسهmwsh-

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