Musk Surname

120,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,7081:53,8275,185
England8921:62,4647,350
United States3921:924,64069,378
Iran3061:250,92318,925
Israel1241:69,0138,556
Australia1121:241,03322,440
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
India401:19,176,635286,670
Afghanistan391:824,4418,487
Wales321:96,7047,743
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tonga11:107,313791
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6821:35,7414,658
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

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.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muske892,128/
Mushk89342/
Muskp8937/
Mhusk898/
Mousk891/
Muesk891/
Mussk891/
Muskh891/
Mausk890/
Musck890/
Mushke80527/
Mauske8042/
Mouske8028/
Mhuske805/
Muskhe804/
Mushkq801/
Muscks801/
Moussk801/
Muscke801/
Muhshk801/
Muiske800/
Misk752,886/
Mosk75562/
Musq7553/
Musc753/
Musg751/
Muxk751/
Mućk751/
Muschke73240/
Muskova73184/
Musková7369/
Musskpf732/
Mushqke731/
Mhutske731/
Meushke731/
Musshck730/
Meuschke67454/
Mutschke67296/
Miszk67227/
Mushkova67168/
Müske6792/
Moshk6787/
Mushq6745/
Mishk6730/
Muszková6719/
Muczk6711/
Muszkova679/
Musgh679/
Muchk675/
Muisc675/
Missk674/
Mushg672/
Mosck671/
Muscg671/
Moskg671/
Mousková671/
Mushc671/
Muzsková671/
Mustchke671/
Muyxk671/
Moesk670/
Misck670/

Musk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musk in the Hindi language
मुस्कmuska66.67
मुसकmusaka16.67
मुस्कानmuskana16.67
Musk in the Arabic language
المسكalmsk-

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