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
Average Musk Salary in
United States
$46,105 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musk? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 120,149th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,908,234 people. Musk is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Musk reside; 45 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Musk is also the 482,193rd most common forename throughout the world, held by 330 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,708 people, or 1 in 53,827. Aside from Egypt it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Musk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Musk has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Musk last name grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Musk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Musk are 6.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.23% 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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