Muse Surname

3,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Muse Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the hawk’s cage; dweller at a mew, i.e., a range of stables, with coach houses, around an open space.

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Muse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia102,8331:13121
United States15,9641:22,7052,849
Ethiopia14,6491:6,6591,057
Kenya5,7181:8,0761,061
Somaliland2,6081:1,342166
Nigeria1,3731:129,0198,419
England6131:90,8949,798
Djibouti5741:1,594166
India4041:1,898,67766,232
Uganda3841:101,66510,175
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Colombia3541:134,9554,168
South Africa3431:157,95217,788
Sweden3071:32,0742,618
Argentina2691:158,89713,379
France2421:274,47442,205
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Indonesia1691:782,54059,655
Zimbabwe1621:95,29813,521
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Uruguay1001:34,3183,985
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Norway751:68,5649,650
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Australia511:529,32739,816
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Chile441:400,37410,831
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
China171:80,430,6804,441
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Wales151:206,30213,003
Finland151:366,44725,366
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3731:21,1632,660

The alternate forms: Muše (242) & Musé (11) are calculated separately.

Muse (47,516) may also be a first name.

Muse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the hawk’s cage; dweller at a mew, i.e., a range of stables, with coach houses, around an open space.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Roger Muse occurs in the Norman Exchequer Rolls 1198-1203; and Godfridus de la Mosca held a fief from Philip Augustus of the honour of Malherbe (Mém. Soc. Ant Nor. v. 176). In England, Isabel Mus is found in the Hundred Rolls, about 1272; John le Mous, or Mows, of Wiltshire, in Palgrave’s Parliamentary Writs 1307-25, and Roger Mus, and John de Muse, Essex, circa 1272. - Rotuli Hundredorum. In 1309, Thomas Mus de Arkilgarth, chaplain, was, with several others, prosecuted by Eve de Faggardgill of Arkilgarth in Richmond shire, for the murder of her husband. - Harrison's Yorkshire. William Peverel of Dover’s charter to Shrewsbury Abbey is witnessed by William de Musca. - Mon. Angli. Another William de Musca (or the same?) held half a knight’s fee of William de Ros in Northamptonshire. - Testa de Nevill. One of the persecuted Templars in 1309 was Brother Philip de Mewes, who, “being advised and earnestly exhorted to abandon his religious profession, replied that he would rather die than do so.” - Addison's Knight Templars.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Muse: The name does not occur in England till the end of the twelfth century. It is probably a nickname from an expression used in hunting.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

French: nickname for a dissolute person, from Old French, muse, meaning 'amusement', or 'dissipation'.

- hogwartsstudent394

Muse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muse (Georgian: მუსე, Hindi: मूसे, Marathi: मुसे, Oriya: ମୁେସ) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Muše or Musé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,764th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,889 people. The last name Muse occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Muse reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 19,294th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 47,516 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 102,833 people, or 1 in 131. Aside from Somalia this surname is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Ethiopia, where 10 percent live.

Muse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Muse last name rose 673 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 337 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 420 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Muse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Muse surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Muslim (62%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Muse last name are 14.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muse earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.78% less than the national average, earning 246,486 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.74% less than the national average, earning R 136,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.8% less than the national average, earning $15,936,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $40,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.19% less than the national average, earning $37,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muše92242/
Musé9211/
Mouse8950,616/
Musse8916,223/
Muuse8911,995/
Musee898,537/
Musie895,918/
Muise895,878/
Mushe892,232/
Muser891,594/
Mause891,569/
Meuse891,491/
Muset891,234/
Musey89932/
Musei89880/
Muese89841/
Museu89416/
Musej89358/
Museh89216/
Musea89187/
Muses89112/
Mused8998/
Mmuse8962/
Musée8919/
Mudse8918/
Mutse8912/
Mhuse898/
Musge895/
Muhse892/
Musce891/
Mguse891/
Musep891/
Hmuse891/
Mus8613,845/
Mausse8039,214/
Musser8013,100/
Mussie8011,688/
Mousse806,579/
Meuser805,402/
Mouser804,920/
Mauser804,263/
Musset803,111/
Mahuse801,332/
Mussey801,096/
Mushet80928/
Maushe80867/
Muusse80620/
Musche80456/
Musett80354/
Musher80299/
Muszer80245/
Musiej80238/
Mautse80192/
Muiser80189/
Muesse80176/
Mueshe80150/
Musger80134/
Muesee80134/
Moused80125/
Museth80116/
Mausey8087/
Muisse8080/
Mutsei8074/
Musech8069/
Musiet8069/
Muyser8067/
Mushie8060/
Mauset8049/
Moutse8049/
Muises8046/
Mutset8045/
Mousie8044/
Mutshe8042/
Mouses8041/
Mujsce8036/
Muusze8033/
Museer8032/
Museat8031/
Mutsie8031/
Musier8027/
Musses8027/
Meusey8025/
Mudser8025/
Musihe8024/
Moushe8020/
Mouset8020/
Mushee8018/
Mousey8017/
Museej8017/
Musget8014/
Mauses8013/
Mussee8013/
Mausie8013/
Musseh8013/
Mushep8013/
Muscet8013/
Museid8012/
Mushey8010/
Muisje809/
Musheu808/
Musheh808/
Mhouse807/
Mousee807/
Mussed807/
Mgushe807/
Mudsee807/
Mussei806/
Mhause805/
Mudshe805/
Museph805/
Musies805/
Mmushe805/
Mutsey804/
Mausei804/
Muscie804/
Musead803/
Museed803/
Mutser803/
Mmusie803/
Muushe802/
Mushea802/
Maused802/
Mauseh802/
Musieh802/
Muisie802/
Meusse802/
Meutse802/
Mussep802/
Musets801/
Meusee801/
Meuses801/
Mgusie801/
Muuser801/
Mushed801/
Museip801/
Mousei801/
Muddse801/
Mudsey801/
Mouyse801/
Mousez801/
Museet801/
Museuh801/
Muishe801/
Muyset801/
Muysey801/
Muusee801/
Musseu801/
Musshe801/
Musied801/
Hmuset801/
Mouzse801/
Musiee801/
Mushei801/
Muiset801/
Mmusee801/
Mmutse801/
Mushes801/
Maujse801/
Mutsee800/
Musa753,943,852/
Mose7539,486/
Muis7521,837/
Maus7517,081/
Musi7514,614/
Meus759,215/
Muze757,979/
Mise755,430/
Mous755,339/
Must754,412/
Muge753,744/
Muhs753,304/
Musy752,748/
Muss752,161/
Muys751,687/
Muus751,067/
Muje751,017/
Musz75606/
Mush75515/
Muce75318/
Muçe7546/
Muže7528/
Muës7526/
Musd755/
Musp753/
Muxs753/
Muxe752/
Muís751/
Musì751/
Mujs751/
Mhus750/
Mousset734,790/
Mussett731,662/
Mussche731,527/
Musheer731,476/
Mausser73809/
Muschei73407/
Moushey73230/
Mousseh73217/
Mausset73170/
Mushett73169/
Moussie73164/
Mousser73163/
Muijser73117/
Moussey73102/
Muschet7386/
Moussei7383/
Musheed7369/
Mahushe7360/
Mushesh7356/
Muscher7353/
Mussger7332/
Mousses7322/
Mausier7319/
Moutsea7317/
Musiets7315/
Mousett7312/
Mousher7311/
Moussez7311/
Maussie739/
Musseid736/
Muscett736/
Muddser736/
Meuszer736/
Mudsser735/
Mushshe735/
Muusses735/
Mousiet735/
Musheet735/
Mausecz734/
Moussee734/
Meuseth734/
Mousheh734/
Mushets733/
Mahause733/
Mousies733/
Muhsger733/
Musajje733/
Mudseer733/
Mouseer732/
Mausher732/
Moussea732/
Moussse732/
Mutsher732/
Mousier732/
Meusser732/
Meusche732/
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Maushea731/
Mouseid731/
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Mutshei731/
Mousseï731/
Mausett730/
Mousees730/
Maussey730/
Mouseth730/
Mauzsey730/
Mausger730/
Mousa67572,691/
Mussa67460,441/
Mushi67109,726/
Moshe6718,466/
Muche6715,810/
Mosse6715,310/
Mussá679,299/
Mussi679,286/
Musha677,884/
Mudge677,345/
Mmusi677,311/
Moose675,552/
Musch674,110/
Misse673,430/
Musaj672,767/
Mosey672,715/
Muzey672,656/
Mosea672,513/
Musci672,399/
Mauje672,283/
Maust672,276/
Muzee672,228/
Mucee672,167/
Mouss672,141/
Mushy672,101/
Musih671,924/
Musai671,790/
Mouysset671,720/
Mausa671,558/
Mauss671,523/
Muzie671,489/
Mauge671,402/
Muzei671,366/
Mgusi671,239/
Musaa671,218/
Musyi67984/
Mujsa67925/
Mutsi67871/
Mucea67830/
Musis67805/
Muijs67803/
Mausi67798/
Müsse67782/
Muzsa67717/
Mugge67709/
Mosie67670/
Mugis67617/
Mousi67562/
Muger67546/
Muscheid67494/
Muhsi67482/
Musht67480/
Muisi67413/
Mmusa67405/
Mujee67394/
Moese67363/
Muisa67358/
Muzet67357/
Misea67351/
Mutscher67336/
Mahus67336/
Muzer67329/
Mussy67322/
'Musi67311/
Moust67307/
Muusi67307/
Mhise67300/
Musay67297/
Muzsi67293/
'Musa67271/
Mhusa67260/
Meusy67251/
Mosej67245/
Mauze67243/
Misei67239/
Mouze67235/
Miese67234/
Mouje67215/
Meusa67211/
Musid67209/
Mishe67205/
Meush67204/
Musit67189/
Mueze67184/
Musui67182/
Mujea67180/
Miseu67175/
Mugie67173/
Mouge67169/
Mhuge67168/
Mosee67164/
Mausz67160/
Musoi67155/
Musyt67145/
Mugea67128/
Musza67126/
Musiy67119/
Mujje67117/
Musoy67113/
Muusz67107/
Mauhs67104/
Muzeu6794/
Muije6789/
Mouys6787/
Muezi6786/
Meuge6785/
Muuss6784/
Musuy6783/
Mohus6780/
Miseh6778/
Moush6777/
Musip6771/
Muges6766/
Muşet6766/
Meusz6762/
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Mußer6751/
Muzez6748/
Misee6747/
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Muget6747/
Misze6741/
Mucet6741/
Mosce6739/
Meuss6737/
Mousseit6735/
Muige6735/
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Mushs6731/
Hmusa6727/
Mucie6726/
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Muscy6723/
Mmose6722/
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Mugee6719/
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Muuge6719/
Muice6718/
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Mutge6717/
Mousy6716/
Mucer6716/
Mouscher6715/
Muize6715/
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Misie6714/
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Muiss6711/
Mouts6711/
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Mousetts670/
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Maussher670/
Mudscher670/

Muse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muse in the Georgian language
მუსეmuse-
Muse in the Marathi language
मुसेmuse97.74
मूसेmuse0.75
मुसाmusa0.75
मुशेmuse0.75
Muse in the Oriya language
ମୁେସmuesa71.43
ମୁେଷmuesa28.57
Muse in the Hindi language
मूसेmuse66.98
मुसेmuse33.02

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