Muusa Surname
Approximately 2,080 people bear this surname
Muusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,952 | 1:90,749 | 6,309 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muusa (316) may also be a first name.
Muusa Demographics
Muusa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Muusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muusa (Hindi: मुूसा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muusa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 200,601st most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,503,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Muusa are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 494,051st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 316 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,952 people, or 1 in 90,749. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 78 percent are found, Adamawa, where 4 percent are found and Kebbi, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Muusa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muusa in the Hindi language | ||
| मुूसा | muusa | 42.86 |
| मूुसा | muusa | 28.57 |
| मूसा | musa | 14.29 |
| मुुसा | muusa | 14.29 |
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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 Muusa
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