Muslim Surname
Approximately 185,619 people bear this surname
Muslim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 43,675 | 1:3,028 | 365 |
| Iraq | 30,983 | 1:1,130 | 167 |
| Syria | 15,752 | 1:1,225 | 166 |
| India | 14,655 | 1:52,342 | 3,588 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,977 | 1:3,093 | 404 |
| Pakistan | 9,566 | 1:18,675 | 1,104 |
| Jordan | 9,110 | 1:971 | 138 |
| Oman | 7,872 | 1:468 | 55 |
| Yemen | 6,394 | 1:4,133 | 616 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,811 | 1:1,577 | 183 |
| Egypt | 5,217 | 1:17,622 | 2,049 |
| Palestine | 4,965 | 1:916 | 131 |
| Afghanistan | 3,707 | 1:8,674 | 661 |
| Nigeria | 3,646 | 1:48,586 | 3,738 |
| Bangladesh | 3,424 | 1:46,541 | 2,607 |
| Lebanon | 2,851 | 1:1,977 | 384 |
| Nepal | 1,775 | 1:16,046 | 845 |
| Malaysia | 986 | 1:29,913 | 2,584 |
| Kuwait | 926 | 1:4,104 | 550 |
| Morocco | 852 | 1:40,465 | 6,572 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Iran | 434 | 1:176,918 | 14,804 |
| Croatia | 355 | 1:11,912 | 2,246 |
| Brunei | 320 | 1:1,309 | 264 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Philippines | 211 | 1:479,802 | 57,339 |
| Qatar | 187 | 1:12,610 | 1,382 |
| Tanzania | 184 | 1:287,726 | 22,395 |
| South Africa | 119 | 1:455,275 | 38,276 |
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Guyana | 46 | 1:16,570 | 2,185 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46 | 1:76,878 | 7,637 |
| Tunisia | 39 | 1:15,657 | 2,537 |
| Maldives | 29 | 1:13,937 | 1,013 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 1:68,199 | 5,276 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15 | 1:398,177 | 32,433 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
The alternate forms: Müslim (149) are calculated separately.
Muslim (259,561) may also be a first name.
Muslim Demographics
Average Muslim Salary in
United States
$33,657 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Muslim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muslim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muslim (Arabic: مسلما, Bengali: মুসলিম, Georgian: მუსლიმ, Hindi: मुस्लिम, Marathi: लीम, Oriya: ମୁସଲିମ) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also appear as: Müslim. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muslim? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,031st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,261 people. The surname Muslim occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Muslim reside; 51 percent reside in West Asia and 34 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 4,051st most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 259,561 people.
Muslim is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 43,675 people, or 1 in 3,028. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 37 percent are found, East Java, where 17 percent are found and Central Java, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 17 percent are found and Syria, where 8 percent are found.
Muslim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Muslim surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Maronite (51%) in Lebanon and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Muslim last name are 4.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Muslim earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.72% less than the national average, earning R 150,372 per year; in United States they earn 22% less than the national average, earning $33,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40% less than the national average, earning $29,808 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muslim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim in the Georgian language | ||
| მუსლიმ | muslim | - |
| Muslim in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁସଲିମ | musalima | 94.46 |
| ମୁସଲିମ୍ | musalim | 2.54 |
| ମୁସ୍ଲିମ୍ | muslim | 1.15 |
| ମୁସିମ | musima | 0.69 |
| ମୁସ୍ଲିମ | muslima | 0.46 |
| ମୁଶଲିମ୍ | musalim | 0.23 |
| ମୁସିଲିମ | musilima | 0.23 |
| ଅଲିଖଁା | alikhama | 0.23 |
| Muslim in the Hindi language | ||
| मुस्लिम | muslima | 84.63 |
| मुस्लीम | muslima | 10.18 |
| मुसलिम | musalima | 2.69 |
| मुसलीम | musalima | 2.01 |
| मूस्लिम | muslima | 0.21 |
| मूस्लीम | muslima | 0.09 |
| मुस्ल्िम | muslima | 0.03 |
| ़मुस्लिम | muslima | 0.03 |
| मुस्िलम | musilama | 0.02 |
| मुस्लि | musli | 0.01 |
| मुश्लिम | muslima | 0.01 |
| मुस्लि्म | muslima | 0.01 |
| मुसलीम़ | musalima | 0.01 |
| Muslim in the Bengali language | ||
| মুসলিম | musalima | 71.43 |
| মুছলিম | muchalima | 14.29 |
| মুসলীম | musalima | 14.29 |
| Muslim in the Marathi language | ||
| लीम | lima | 45.81 |
| मुसलीम | musalima | 31.06 |
| मुि | mui | 16.3 |
| मुसलमान | musalamana | 3.63 |
| मुसिलम | musilama | 0.88 |
| सलीम | salima | 0.88 |
| मुसकीम | musakima | 0.11 |
| मुरलीम | muralima | 0.11 |
| सालीम | salima | 0.11 |
| मसलीम | masalima | 0.11 |
| मूसिलम | musilama | 0.11 |
| Muslim in the Arabic language | ||
| مسلما | mslma | - |
| مسلمة | mslmt | - |
| المسلم | almslm | - |
| مسلمه | mslmh | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muslim
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