Musty Surname

75,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Musty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,9581:29,7322,500
England1841:302,81622,992
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
India511:15,040,498247,985
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Mustý (1) are calculated separately.

Musty (4,550) may also be a first name.

Musty Last Name Facts

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

Musty is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mustý. For other possible spellings of Musty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,463rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,120,471 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Musty reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Musty is also the 101,920th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 4,550 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,958 people, or 1 in 29,732. In Nigeria Musty is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 71 percent reside, Jigawa, where 11 percent reside and Katsina, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Musty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Musty has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Musty last name contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Musty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Musty surname is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Musty last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Musty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $39,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning $41,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mustý931/
Mousty91378/
Mustey9193/
Mustay9127/
Mushty919/
Muszty919/
Mustty915/
Mausty910/
Moustey83113/
Mushtay83104/
Mushtey8388/
Mustaya8361/
Mushtyi838/
Mustych831/
Musstay831/
Mustauy831/
Musta809,373/
Musti805,741/
Muste80820/
Mosty80219/
Musté8013/
Moustahy773,681/
Muschtey771/
Moustaya771/
Muster733,936/
Mushta731,905/
Mustea731,414/
Muxtay73405/
Mushti73389/
Mousti73324/
Mousta73303/
Mustaj73263/
Musthi7388/
Muszta7365/
Mustis7363/
Muszti7347/
Mustet7347/
Mustha7344/
Mustee7339/
Mustaa7336/
Mostyi7332/
Mustti7327/
Mustio7325/
Muchty7324/
Muiste7323/
Mustai7318/
Mustoi7313/
Mausta738/
Mustii737/
Mouste737/
Mustui736/
Mustes735/
Musted733/
Mushte732/
Mostey732/
Mustie732/
Mostay731/
Mustej731/
Mustte731/
Meuste731/
Mustoa731/
Mustuj731/
Mmuste731/
Mustez731/
Moustahyi711/
Mushtai67309/
Mushthi67235/
Mustich67232/
Moustaj67214/
Mushtei67182/
Moustie67180/
Moustis67135/
Mouster6786/
Mustaja6776/
Moushti6772/
Mustaid6749/
Musther6747/
Mousted6727/
Mushtaj6717/
Mustaip6714/
Mushter6713/
Musster6713/
Mauster6712/
Mustait6711/
Musteat6711/
Mustets678/
Muszter678/
Moustaa677/
Muschta673/
Moustit673/
Mushtha672/
Mustaiz672/
Musteph672/
Moustai672/
Moustes672/
Musteța672/
Mustăța672/
Mushtti671/
Mustaaj671/
Mustaia671/
Musthio671/
Musttha671/
Mushdta671/
Musttoi671/
Maustet671/
Moussta671/
Moustet671/
Mousteu671/
Moustha671/
Mousthi671/
Moustte671/
Mushtee671/
Mushtet671/
Musthij671/
Mustiph671/
Mustaih671/
Mustish671/
Mustaai671/
Mushtaa671/
Meuster671/
Mustedt670/
Musteer670/
Musteed670/
Muister670/
Mustead670/

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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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  • 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 Musty
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