Muscas Surname

147,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Muscas 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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Muscas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,7261:22,4353,902
Romania1331:150,96115,970
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Muscaș (27) & Muscaş (1) are calculated separately.

Muscas (18) may also be a first name.

Muscas 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.

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Muscas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muscas is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Muscaș or Muscaş. For other possible spellings of Muscas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muscas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,349th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,425,140 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Muscas are found; 91 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 91 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most numerous in Italy, where it is held by 2,726 people, or 1 in 22,435. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sardinia, where 92 percent are found, Tuscany, where 3 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Barring Italy it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Muscas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Muscas last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muscas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.01% less than the national average, earning €17,115 per year and in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muscaș9427/
Muscaş941/
Mouscas923/
Muscast921/
Muscats920/
Musca914,533/
Musas913,781/
Mucas91279/
Mouschas861/
Muscat8318,000/
Mausas83428/
Mousas83301/
Musase83265/
Muscad83156/
Muscau8382/
Musaus8337/
Musaas8334/
Muskas8319/
Muscai836/
Muscos832/
Mushca832/
Miscas831/
Muscap831/
Muscoa831/
Moscas831/
Moucas831/
Muscaj831/
Muisas831/
Mucase831/
Mausca831/
Muca804,506/
Muscasová801/
Mousgas7763/
Mouskas7758/
Muscatt7757/
Muschka7754/
Musashe7727/
Mouscos7717/
Mucasse778/
Mouckas775/
Muskats775/
Mucause774/
Mushkas772/
Musjais771/
Mouscaz771/
Musasse771/
Muscaåž771/
Muuscat771/
Mucashe771/
Mosca7337,831/
Musco733,205/
Mukas731,019/
Mucaj73893/
Mucea73830/
Muscă73503/
Muzas73502/
Mguca73400/
Mucad73397/
Mósca73173/
Mucai73152/
Muica73145/
Mocas73117/
Mucay73101/
Mauca7357/
Mucau7350/
Mujas7340/
Mouca7334/
Musos7330/
Muqas7328/
Mucaz7327/
Mucat7326/
Muyca7326/
Mucca7319/
Mucoa7315/
Mucap7310/
Meuca737/
Musaz737/
Mutca733/
Mujca733/
Muscò733/
Muzca732/
Musax732/
Mucah731/
Mucga731/
Muscã731/
Muscó731/
Mužas731/
Musqa731/
Muuca731/
Muschkat7150/
Muschkau718/
Mutschka718/
Mouschos715/
Muszkats714/
Musscatt713/
Mukash671,779/
Mushka671,635/
Muskaj671,310/
Moukas671,007/
Muszka67825/
Mouzas67340/
Muqash67303/
Mukase67197/
Moscoa67160/
Muskqa67152/
Musach67114/
Musqua6796/
Museus6792/
Moscos6783/
Muskos6765/
Miskas6762/
Muczka6762/
Muscoi6754/
Moutschka6742/
Moscay6719/
Muskai6716/
Musose6715/
Mushquash6714/
Mucahy6712/
Moskas6711/
Musqai6711/
Muscop6710/
Mousco6710/
Mujoss679/
Muscahaya678/
Musqaj678/
Mukhas677/
Muscot676/
Maukas676/
Muckay675/
Mautschka675/
Mudsco674/
Moscai674/
Mockas673/
Muccad673/
Muchea673/
Mousqa673/
Musqah673/
Moujas672/
Mousos672/
Mausaz671/
Muskap671/
Muskea671/
Mukass671/
Muckau671/
Mocais671/
Moucat671/
Mauzas671/
Moucoa671/
Mudjas671/
Moscaa671/
Muscco671/
Murzas671/
Muicah671/
Muisaz671/
Muisco671/
Mujaas671/
Mujase671/
Muzase671/
Musoch671/
Muskasova671/
Muskay671/
Mutcau671/
Mautca671/
Mujash671/
Mudkas671/
Musazz671/
Muqast671/
Muzzas670/

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