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Where Does The Last Name Musiya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Musiya (Hindi: मुसिया, Marathi: मुिसया, Russian: Мусия) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musiya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 211,958^th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,748,738 people. The last name Musiya is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Musiya live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,064^th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 2,861 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 94,437. In Kenya Musiya is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 29 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Musiya exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Musiya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Musiya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Musiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.88% less than the national average, earning R 71,580 per year.