Musk Surname
Approximately 3,819 people bear this surname
Musk Surname Definition:
From the Dutch-Flemish, Musch; from the German, Muske; personal name, diminutive of Mus (?). Comp. Muskau; a location name in Prussia, and Muskham (Domesday Book, Muscham), Nottinghamshire.
Musk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,708 | 1:53,827 | 5,185 |
| England | 892 | 1:62,464 | 7,350 |
| United States | 392 | 1:924,640 | 69,378 |
| Iran | 306 | 1:250,923 | 18,925 |
| Israel | 124 | 1:69,013 | 8,556 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 1:824,441 | 8,487 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 682 | 1:35,741 | 4,658 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Musk (330) may also be a first name.
Musk Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Dutch-Flemish, Musch; from the German, Muske; personal name, diminutive of Mus (?). Comp. Muskau; a location name in Prussia, and Muskham (Domesday Book, Muscham), Nottinghamshire.
Musk Demographics
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Musk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musk (Arabic: المسك, Hindi: मुस्क) is most common in Egypt. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Musk? popularity and diffusion
Musk is the 120,149th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,908,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Musk are found; 45 percent are found in North Africa and 45 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 330 people.
Musk is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 1,708 people, or 1 in 53,827. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Musk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Musk has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Musk last name expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Musk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Musk surname are 6.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Musk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.11% more than the national average, earning 481,444 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 169.11% more than the national average, earning R 639,504 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $47,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muske | 89 | 2,128 | / |
| Mushk | 89 | 342 | / |
| Muskp | 89 | 37 | / |
| Mhusk | 89 | 8 | / |
| Mousk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muesk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mussk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muskh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mausk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Musck | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mushke | 80 | 527 | / |
| Mauske | 80 | 42 | / |
| Mouske | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mhuske | 80 | 5 | / |
| Muskhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mushkq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muscks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moussk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muscke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhshk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muiske | 80 | 0 | / |
| Misk | 75 | 2,886 | / |
| Mosk | 75 | 562 | / |
| Musq | 75 | 53 | / |
| Musc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Musg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muxk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mućk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muschke | 73 | 240 | / |
| Muskova | 73 | 184 | / |
| Musková | 73 | 69 | / |
| Musskpf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mushqke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhutske | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meushke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Musshck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meuschke | 67 | 454 | / |
| Mutschke | 67 | 296 | / |
| Miszk | 67 | 227 | / |
| Mushkova | 67 | 168 | / |
| Müske | 67 | 92 | / |
| Moshk | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mushq | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mishk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Muszková | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muczk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muszkova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Musgh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muchk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muisc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Missk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mushg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mosck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muscg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moskg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzsková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mustchke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyxk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moesk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Misck | 67 | 0 | / |
Musk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musk in the Hindi language | ||
| मुस्क | muska | 66.67 |
| मुसक | musaka | 16.67 |
| मुस्कान | muskana | 16.67 |
| Musk in the Arabic language | ||
| المسك | almsk | - |
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