Muss Surname

194,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Guyana

Muss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6871:209,78622,920
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Germany3161:254,76427,480
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Austria891:95,67913,940
Poland861:441,96245,671
England421:1,326,62059,571
Canada401:921,14070,350
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
India51:153,413,076951,030
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Müss (8) are calculated separately.

Muss (462) may also be a first name.

Muss Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Muss Come From? nationality or country of origin

Muss (Georgian: მუსს, Russian: Мусс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Müss. For other possible spellings of Muss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 194,439th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,372,303 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Muss reside; 22 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 19 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Muss is also the 396,762nd most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 462 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 687 people, or 1 in 209,786. In Russia it is most numerous in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 16 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Not including Russia it exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Muss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Muss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muss surname rose 644 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Muss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Muss surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Muss surname are 29.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Muss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.9% less than the national average, earning 204,520 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Müss928/
Musse8916,223/
Mouss892,141/
Mauss891,523/
Muuss8984/
Meuss8937/
Mushs8931/
Muhss8919/
Muiss8911/
Mussh899/
Musst891/
Mus8613,845/
Mausse8039,214/
Mousse806,579/
Muisse8080/
Mahuss8011/
Muschs805/
Moussz804/
Mousss803/
Meusse802/
Moussh802/
Mouyss801/
Mousds801/
Moussd801/
Musshe801/
Moss75166,948/
Muse75149,064/
Muis7521,837/
Maus7517,081/
Meus759,215/
Mous755,339/
Must754,412/
Muhs753,304/
Muys751,687/
Muus751,067/
Musz75606/
Mush75515/
Muës7526/
Musd755/
Musp753/
Muxs753/
Móss751/
Muís751/
Musì751/
Mujs751/
Mhus750/
Mussche731,527/
Mussova7336/
Mushshe735/
Moussse732/
Mussová731/
Mu671,028,966/
Mouse6750,616/
Muise675,878/
Musch674,110/
Maust672,276/
Mushe672,232/
Mause671,569/
Meuse671,491/
Muijs67803/
Musht67480/
Mahus67336/
Moust67307/
Meush67204/
Mausz67160/
Muusz67107/
Mauhs67104/
Moess67104/
Mouys6787/
Mohus6780/
Mooss6778/
Moush6777/
Meusz6762/
Mmuse6762/
Mudse6718/
Muits6717/
Mutse6712/
Mouts6711/
Mhuse678/
Muish677/
Mauts676/
Muuhs676/
Mosås675/
Mossh675/
Mushd675/
Mouds673/
Maush673/
Mauus672/
Moussová672/
Muisp672/
Mmous672/
Mmoss672/
Mauds671/
Mausd671/
Mgaus671/
Mousp671/
Musph671/
Musce671/
Mousz671/
Muhsd671/
Muyts671/
Mushh671/
Mmust671/
Mushz671/
Mhous671/
Hmuse671/
Mosss670/
Moujs670/
Mauxs670/

Muss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muss in the Georgian language
მუსსmuss-
Muss in the Russian language
Муссmuss-

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