Music Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

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.

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Music Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4611:18,4722,840
Sweden3741:26,3282,140
Germany1891:425,95538,510
France1671:397,74158,569
Switzerland1561:52,6476,881
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Bosnia and Herzegovina841:42,1005,732
Denmark681:83,0118,046
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Norway491:104,94514,093
Chile311:568,27313,994
Israel281:305,63026,425
England261:2,143,00282,017
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Finland81:687,08836,047
Panama61:652,04310,051
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:103,97210,487

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.

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Music Last Name Facts

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

Music occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Musić, Musič, Mušic, Musiç, Mušić or Mušič. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Music? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,348th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. It is mostly 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 frequent forename on earth, held by 544 people.

This last name is most widespread in Austria, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 18,472. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Vienna, where 45 percent reside, Styria, where 15 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Austria Music is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Music Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Music has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Music surname expanded 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musić937,852/
Musič9334/
Mušic9311/
Musiç931/
Musick919,493/
Musich911,099/
Musicz9163/
Mausic9124/
Musici9120/
Mussic918/
Mushic913/
Musics912/
Muszic911/
Mušić874,251/
Mušič87894/
Mussich8335/
Mushich8325/
Mausich838/
Musigch833/
Musiche833/
Mushick832/
Musitch832/
Mussick832/
Murzsic832/
Mausick831/
Museich831/
Mujsgic831/
Muschic831/
Musisch831/
Musik8010,130/
Musis80805/
Musiq80385/
Mucic80181/
Musig80172/
Mosic8092/
Musij8088/
Musec8070/
Musix8050/
Musiz802/
Musyc801/
Muschick77519/
Muschici77134/
Murzsicz7751/
Musitsch7726/
Mauszick7714/
Meusisch7713/
Muschicz771/
Muzsik73314/
Mussig73292/
Mousis73290/
Mausig73285/
Mujcic73262/
Musiej73238/
Musych73200/
Musike73163/
Muszik73150/
Musitz73132/
Mushik73106/
Musiek73105/
Musits7392/
Mosaic7389/
Musech7369/
Musisz7352/
Muzich7337/
Mussik7334/
Muszyc7333/
Mussis7330/
Mausik7323/
Museck7315/
Musigk7313/
Meusec7311/
Musaik7311/
Moosic739/
Musigh739/
Muscik738/
Mushiq738/
Muzaic737/
Musikh736/
Mousik736/
Mausis736/
Musyck735/
Musies735/
Muzzic734/
Mucich734/
Muxich734/
Mushij734/
Mucici733/
Mucick733/
Musaiq732/
Muisis732/
Museik732/
Muhsik732/
Muusik732/
Mausić732/
Muxick731/
Mussiq731/
Maucic731/
Meusik731/
Mushig731/
Musuik731/
Muszij731/
Musisk730/
Mausix730/
Mosiec730/
Mussitsch7116/
Musickova711/
Mauschick711/
Muschik67605/
Moussis67338/
Mushits67242/
Musique67216/
Moussik67204/
Musaike67160/
Mushike67139/
Mushitz6779/
Muschek6768/
Mutsike6740/
Mossick6730/
Mousigh6727/
Moushis6725/
Mutshij6721/
Musiets6715/
Museyck6715/
Museche6712/
Muchick6712/
Mosisch6711/
Mausitz6710/
Mauzick6710/
Moosick679/
Musikhe679/
Mouseck679/
Moesick679/
Mauszik677/
Musaikh676/
Musceac676/
Musczik676/
Mutshik676/
Musigue676/
Mausecz674/
Meuszig674/
Mutsych673/
Musikeh673/
Mousies673/
Mushych673/
Meussig672/
Musieke672/
Mausikh671/
Maujcic671/
Moscick671/
Mousaik671/
Moushik671/
Muyzick671/
Musheck671/
Musiesh671/
Musseck671/
Moussiz671/
Mushaiq671/
Musaiqe671/
Muitschick671/
Mushish671/
Mushitq671/
Musites671/
Musecke670/
Mushcis670/

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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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Music
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