Musca Surname
Approximately 4,533 people bear this surname
Musca Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the medieval name Musca, linked in turn to the term musca, meaning 'fly', and therefore to the nicknames that identify 'annoying person' as the insect. Musca is a Spanish term to indicate the chestnut color.
Read More About This SurnameMusca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2,056 | 1:9,766 | 1,289 |
| Italy | 913 | 1:66,984 | 11,914 |
| Philippines | 827 | 1:122,416 | 21,043 |
| Australia | 221 | 1:122,152 | 13,424 |
| United States | 196 | 1:1,849,280 | 120,610 |
| Spain | 91 | 1:513,759 | 25,575 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Moldova | 41 | 1:86,863 | 10,849 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Haiti | 18 | 1:593,550 | 10,971 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Muscă (503) & Muscã (1) are calculated separately.
Musca (30) may also be a first name.
Musca Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the medieval name Musca, linked in turn to the term musca, meaning 'fly', and therefore to the nicknames that identify 'annoying person' as the insect. Musca is a Spanish term to indicate the chestnut color.
The surname Musca, very rare, came from Italy originally, it is specific to a small area around Lecce, called Salento. It is a very common surname also in Romania.
Muscas is a Sardinian surname, typical of Cagliari with a strain also in Oristano. Moscariello and Muscariello are typical of Campania, but extended to the rest of the South. Musco is typical of Sicily, Calabria and Campania.
- AlessiaMusca Demographics
Average Musca Salary in
United States
$51,393 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Musca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musca is found most frequently in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Muscă or Muscã. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musca? popularity and diffusion
Musca is the 103,674th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,607,665 people. The surname Musca occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Musca reside; 46 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 30 people.
This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 2,056 people, or 1 in 9,766. In Romania Musca is most numerous in: Arad County, where 12 percent reside, Galați County, where 11 percent reside and Suceava County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 18 percent reside.
Musca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Musca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Musca surname grew 9,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Musca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Musca surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% registered with the party.
The amount Musca earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 18.88% more than the national average, earning €35,701 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $22,581,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning $51,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $62,538 CAD per year.
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