Mussah Surname
Approximately 5,350 people bear this surname
Mussah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4,522 | 1:3,786 | 511 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Liberia | 342 | 1:12,890 | 1,373 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mussah (7,949) may also be a first name.
Mussah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mussah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mussah occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mussah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 89,666th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,362,158 people. Mussah is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mussah reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 71,393rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 7,949 people.
Mussah is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,522 people, or 1 in 3,786. Barring Malawi Mussah exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 8 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mussah
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