How common is the surname Musa?

3,736 people in the United States had the surname Musa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,641 Americans. It ranked 8,773rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Musa?

Said Musa, 3rd Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008, followed by Džanan Musa.

Where is the surname Musa most common?

Wikidata records people named Musa in Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nigeria.

Is the surname Musa getting more or less common?

More common. 2,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,736 in 2010, up 77%.

Is Musa also a first name?

Yes. Musa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Musa

A surname, carried by 3,736 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Musa is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,736 people named Musa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,641 Americans. That is up 77% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,111.

#8,773

rank among US surnames

3,736

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+77%

change since 2000 (was #13,256)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,768	Wolfson	3,740	82,552
#8,770	Hine	3,738	82,596
#8,772	Partain	3,737	82,619
#8,773	Peer	3,736	82,641
#8,775	Hosey	3,735	82,663
#8,780	Wille	3,734	82,685

Who is named Musa

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

45% of people named Musa identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 45%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.9%
Two or more races 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Musas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Said Musa
3rd Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008
Džanan Musa
Bosnian basketball player (born 1999)
Christopher Gwabin Musa
18th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria, born 1967

Notable Musas come mostly from Belize (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) and Nigeria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Musa

Musa has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Questions

How common is the surname Musa?: 3,736 people in the United States had the surname Musa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,641 Americans. It ranked 8,773rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Musa?: In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Musa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Musa?: Said Musa, 3rd Prime Minister of Belize from 1998 to 2008, followed by Džanan Musa.
Where is the surname Musa most common?: Wikidata records people named Musa in Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nigeria.
Is the surname Musa getting more or less common?: More common. 2,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,736 in 2010, up 77%.
Is Musa also a first name?: Yes. Musa is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.