Music Surname
Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname
Music Surname User-submission:
1. English origin, variant of 'Musick,' meaning 'music' 2. A patronymic name derived from the personal name Musa, which is a Turkish Muslim form of Moses. 3. It can be an Americanized form or translation of other European surnames like Polish 'Muzyka' and Czech 'Muzika,' both of which derive from the word for music.
Read More About This SurnameMusic Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 461 | 1:18,472 | 2,840 |
| Sweden | 374 | 1:26,328 | 2,140 |
| Germany | 189 | 1:425,955 | 38,510 |
| France | 167 | 1:397,741 | 58,569 |
| Switzerland | 156 | 1:52,647 | 6,881 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84 | 1:42,100 | 5,732 |
| Denmark | 68 | 1:83,011 | 8,046 |
| Iran | 56 | 1:1,371,116 | 56,327 |
| Norway | 49 | 1:104,945 | 14,093 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 483 | 1:103,972 | 10,487 |
The alternate forms: Musić (7,852), Musič (34), Mušic (11), Musiç (1), Mušić (4,251) & Mušič (894) are calculated separately.
Music (544) may also be a first name.
Music Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
1. English origin, variant of 'Musick,' meaning 'music' 2. A patronymic name derived from the personal name Musa, which is a Turkish Muslim form of Moses. 3. It can be an Americanized form or translation of other European surnames like Polish 'Muzyka' and Czech 'Muzika,' both of which derive from the word for music.
- ethantownsendMusic Demographics
Average Male Music Height
174.82 cm
Average Female Music Height
167.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Music Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Music Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Music has its highest incidence in Austria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Musić, Musič, Mušic, Musiç, Mušić or Mušič. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Music? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 215,348th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. Music is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Music are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Music is also the 361,218th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 544 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 18,472. In Austria Music is primarily concentrated in: Vienna, where 45 percent are found, Styria, where 15 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 11 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.
Music Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Music has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Music Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Music earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.84% less than the national average, earning 270,507 kr per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $53,636 CAD per year.
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Music Reference & Research
Musick DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Musick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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