View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Musta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Musta (Hindi: मुस्ता, Marathi: मुसा, Oriya: ମୁା, Russian: Муста, Tibetan: མུས་ཏ་) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may appear in the variant forms: Muşta or Mušta. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 54,308^th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 777,504 people. The surname Musta occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Musta live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Musta is also the 102,872^nd most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 4,479 people.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 4,133 people, or 1 in 43,224. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 98 percent live, Sindh, where 1 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Pakistan it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Musta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Musta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Musta last name grew 1,723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Musta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Musta last name are 8.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Musta earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.1% less than the national average, earning $39,698 CAD per year.