Musca Surname

103,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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.

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Musca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,0561:9,7661,289
Italy9131:66,98411,914
Philippines8271:122,41621,043
Australia2211:122,15213,424
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Spain911:513,75925,575
Canada781:472,37940,609
Moldova411:86,86310,849
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Haiti181:593,55010,971
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
England111:5,065,278148,650
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

- Alessia

Musca Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Musca Come From? nationality or country of origin

Musca is found most in Romania. It can be found in the variant forms: Muscă or Muscã. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musca? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,674th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,607,665 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Musca are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 2,056 people, or 1 in 9,766. In Romania Musca is most frequent in: Arad County, where 12 percent reside, Galați County, where 11 percent reside and Suceava County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Romania it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 18 percent reside.

Musca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Musca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Musca surname increased 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 US average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muscă93503/
Muscã931/
Muscat9118,000/
Muscas913,005/
Muscha91236/
Muscad91156/
Muscau9182/
Muscaș9127/
Muesca9113/
Muscai916/
Mushca912/
Muscap911/
Muscoa911/
Muscaj911/
Muscaş911/
Mausca911/
Musa893,943,852/
Muca894,506/
Muscatt8357/
Muschka8354/
Muscaya8334/
Muschau8313/
Mouscas833/
Muszcza832/
Mouscaz831/
Muscast831/
Muuscat831/
Muscats830/
Mousa80572,691/
Musau8079,283/
Musah8062,440/
Mosca8037,831/
Musat8013,881/
Muska803,782/
Musas803,781/
Musco803,205/
Musaj802,767/
Musci802,399/
Musai801,790/
Mausa801,558/
Musad801,241/
Musaa801,218/
Misca801,012/
Mucaj80893/
Mucea80830/
Muzsa80717/
Mmusa80405/
Mguca80400/
Mucad80397/
Muisa80358/
Musay80297/
Mucas80279/
'Musa80271/
Mhusa80260/
Meusa80211/
Musea80187/
Mósca80173/
Mucai80152/
Muica80145/
Musga80118/
Mucay80101/
Musap8067/
Mauca8057/
Mucau8050/
Musja8036/
Mouca8034/
Hmusa8027/
Mucaz8027/
Mucat8026/
Muyca8026/
Muscy8023/
Mucca8019/
Mucoa8015/
Mucap8010/
Muhsa809/
Meuca807/
Musaz807/
Musaâ804/
Mutca803/
Muysa803/
Mujca803/
Muscò803/
Muzca802/
Musce801/
Mucah801/
Mucga801/
Muscó801/
Musqa801/
Muuca801/
Muschkat7750/
Muschkau778/
Mutschka778/
Musscatt773/
Mousceau771/
Musaad737,471/
Mousad731,881/
Mushka731,635/
Muskaj731,310/
Mousaa73946/
Muszka73825/
Musche73456/
Mausas73428/
Musaid73412/
Muysat73359/
Museau73327/
Musahu73327/
Mousas73301/
Muesco73245/
Muisah73184/
Moscoa73160/
Muskqa73152/
Muzsai73148/
Musaah73126/
Muschi73124/
Mousay73118/
Musach73114/
Mahusa73102/
Musqua7396/
Mousat7364/
Musait7363/
Muczka7362/
Musaha7358/
Muscoi7354/
Muzsay7352/
Mousah7349/
Mausai7347/
Mousga7341/
Musaus7337/
Mujsce7336/
Mouska7335/
Musaas7334/
Museat7331/
Muschy7326/
Musaat7325/
Musajë7324/
Moscay7319/
Muskai7316/
Mauska7315/
Musska7314/
Musaip7313/
Mousai7313/
Mucahy7312/
Musaud7312/
Miscay7312/
Muezca7312/
Mausad7311/
Musqai7311/
Mausat7310/
Muscop7310/
Mousco7310/
Muisay739/
Muszah738/
Mausah738/
Mausay738/
Musqaj738/
Musjai736/
Muscot736/
Musché736/
Muckay735/
Meusai735/
Muhsau735/
Mohusa735/
Mudsco734/
Musaph734/
Muscie734/
Muisat734/
Mouysa734/
Moscai734/
Mausau733/
Muccad733/
Musead733/
Muchea733/
Mousqa733/
Musqah733/
Musssa733/
Muscho732/
Mousau732/
Musatt732/
Muscos732/
Musahh732/
Mustza732/
Mhusay732/
Musaai732/
Hmusat732/
Mausaz731/
Miscai731/
Muskap731/
Muskea731/
Mustco731/
Mustsa731/
Musadd731/
Musapf731/
Musapp731/
Muhsai731/
Muckau731/
Musaup731/
Musaaa731/
Mustce731/
Moucat731/
Mishca731/
Moucas731/
Moucoa731/
Mousap731/
Moscaa731/
Meusah731/
Muscco731/
Musa'a731/
Muscke731/
Muicah731/
Muisas731/
Muisaz731/
Muisco731/
Muusad731/
Muusay731/
Musoch731/
Muskay731/
Mutcau731/
Musa'd731/
Mautca731/
Muisau731/
Mmuusa731/
Muhsaa731/
Musaht731/
Musayd731/
Musazz731/
Mushja731/
Mmusah731/
Moutschka7142/
Muscahaya718/
Mautschka715/
Muschahey710/
Muco6720,463/
Muka6719,084/
Mahusay6717,394/
Muza6716,252/
Muja676,469/
Muso674,213/
Moca673,098/
Mousaid67923/
Muscott67548/
Mousaad67544/
Muqa67532/
Mischka67488/
Muschei67407/
Muschio67307/
Muža67298/
Muszkat67243/
Muschke67240/
Moussqa67165/
Muschko67141/
Muscopf67128/
Moucaud6778/
Mousdsa6762/
Mouschi6740/
Mauczka6733/
Muskatt6730/
Mausaha6727/
Muskaya6724/
Mouscos6717/
Mueshka6717/
Mouskat6715/
Muiszah6713/
Mushqat6713/
Mutchka677/
Muscoph675/
Muskats675/
Mouscou674/
Mushkea673/
Moschka673/
Muscopp673/
Mouskai673/
Musajje673/
Mautska672/
Mushkas672/
Mauschi672/
Meusche672/
Mushche672/
Maushka672/
Muskoha672/
Moscuua671/
Mucahey671/
Muccahy671/
Mutczka671/
Muskaja671/
Musahay671/
Musdkha671/
Museich671/
Mukcahe671/
Mausche671/
Mucă671/
Mucheah671/
Mousaha671/
Mousaîd671/
Mousché671/
Mouskad671/
Mouskap671/
Moszcza671/
Mostcea671/
Musaazp671/
Muicahy671/
Mmouysa671/
Muża671/
Muusaah671/
Mushcko671/
Mushkaj671/
Musa'ad671/
Musaaaa671/
Muisajë671/
Musskat671/
Mushkai671/
Meeousa671/
Muckoha670/

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