Mussa Surname
Approximately 460,441 people bear this surname
Mussa Surname User-submission:
A surname of Arabic origin. It is the Muslim version of "Moses", which means 'son'.
Mussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 215,720 | 1:245 | 13 |
| Mozambique | 112,473 | 1:242 | 27 |
| Ethiopia | 39,440 | 1:2,473 | 435 |
| Malawi | 29,565 | 1:579 | 40 |
| Sudan | 23,520 | 1:1,595 | 231 |
| Libya | 12,773 | 1:489 | 87 |
| DR Congo | 8,346 | 1:8,852 | 1,098 |
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| Somalia | 1,912 | 1:7,036 | 563 |
| Nigeria | 1,664 | 1:106,456 | 7,133 |
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| Kenya | 1,034 | 1:44,661 | 4,628 |
| Pakistan | 1,027 | 1:173,947 | 4,472 |
| India | 977 | 1:785,123 | 35,381 |
| Italy | 858 | 1:71,278 | 12,577 |
| England | 774 | 1:71,987 | 8,238 |
| United States | 632 | 1:573,511 | 47,017 |
| Brazil | 534 | 1:400,888 | 15,276 |
| Argentina | 530 | 1:80,648 | 6,825 |
| Indonesia | 402 | 1:328,978 | 28,772 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Portugal | 208 | 1:50,088 | 2,835 |
| South Africa | 184 | 1:294,444 | 28,524 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Zimbabwe | 173 | 1:89,238 | 12,859 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Kazakhstan | 161 | 1:109,829 | 11,898 |
| Venezuela | 152 | 1:198,711 | 5,422 |
| Djibouti | 150 | 1:6,100 | 439 |
| Cameroon | 136 | 1:152,714 | 16,743 |
| Chile | 131 | 1:134,477 | 4,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 131 | 1:69,941 | 6,659 |
| Sweden | 119 | 1:82,746 | 6,109 |
| Russia | 108 | 1:1,334,473 | 94,603 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Mexico | 71 | 1:1,748,256 | 17,580 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| New Zealand | 63 | 1:71,878 | 10,704 |
| Zambia | 62 | 1:255,644 | 15,337 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 1:205,954 | 20,223 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Mussá (9,299) & Müssa (1) are calculated separately.
Mussa (269,250) may also be a first name.
Mussa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A surname of Arabic origin. It is the Muslim version of "Moses", which means 'son'.
- mukaibaMussa Demographics
Average Male Mussa Height
178.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mussa (Hindi: मुस्सा, Marathi: मुसा, Russian: Мусса) is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms: Mussá or Müssa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mussa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mussa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,159th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,827 people. The last name Mussa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mussa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,892nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 269,250 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 215,720 people, or 1 in 245. In Tanzania Mussa is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 9 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 115 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 24 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 9 percent are found.
Mussa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mussa has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 19,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 5,745 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mussa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (78%) in Kenya and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Mussa last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mussa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning 232,715 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.82% more than the national average, earning R 443,964 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $24,299,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.59% less than the national average, earning $40,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mussa in the Marathi language | ||
| मुसा | musa | 96.91 |
| मूसा | musa | 3.09 |
| Mussa in the Hindi language | ||
| मुस्सा | mus'sa | 95.74 |
| मूस्सा | mus'sa | 2.13 |
| मुसा | musa | 2.13 |
| Mussa in the Russian language | ||
| Мусса | mussa | - |
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