Mussa is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mussa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mussa

How popular is Mussa?

Mussa is common in Tanzania.

Mussa is ranked 1496 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mussas grew by 31.35392 per cent to 553 since 2000 and ranked 39717 after elevating 7672 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 47.02 30.17
White 36.89 45.37
Hispanic or Latino 7.23 5.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
4.52 5.46
Others 4.34 13.3
Mussa is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Tanzania which signifies that it is originated from Tanzania. Around 359359 people have been found who wears Mussa as their family name. Mussa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
14,580 Iran5
1,893 Angola5
4,921 Uganda5
2,966 Benin4
2,955 Syria4
1,295 Yemen4
6,706 Lebanon3
323 Somalia3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
3,224 Afghanistan3
4,529 Mauritius3
32,695 Nigeria3
332 Chad2
31,767 Greece2
706 Burundi2
21,529 Singapore2
18,718 Thailand2
1,136 Mali2
28,083 Romania2
3,307 Malta1
2,309 Monaco1
66,560 Philippines1
8,181 Botswana1
5,924 Paraguay1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
10,958 Bangladesh1
174,544 Czech Republic1
9,591 Panama1
38,830 Morocco1
3,214 Niger1
31,207 Ireland1
2,505 Congo1
4,435 Togo1
16,640 Hong Kong1
304 Guinea-Bissau1
1,005 The Gambia1
29,046 Japan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
18,969 Wales1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
356 Eritrea1
12,741 Ecuador1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
9,116 Nicaragua1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
23,537 Switzerland45
17,488 Norway39
37,591 Belgium37
19,446 Kyrgyzstan31
17,489 Denmark30
2,892 China15
2,892 Iceland13
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,566 Qatar97
28,801 Netherlands84
30,024 Australia76
9,536 Finland72
12,039 Colombia70
72,032 Ukraine64
40,284 Spain53
12,143 New Zealand52
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Mussa:
7,731 England877
12,422 Italy862
7,103 Argentina747
39,681 United States703
10,002 South Africa639
16,171 Germany639
5,446 Cameroon595
3,341 Venezuela577
172 Djibouti552
2,727 Chile405
26,606 Indonesia404
7,729 Ghana320
8,641 Kazakhstan315
3,641 United Arab Emirates275
4,129 Israel271
37,175 France269
22,396 Turkey245
16,087 Mexico236
2,616 Portugal231
8,346 Malaysia228
4,340 Jordan216
19,590 Canada183
78,100 Russia162
2,461 Kuwait157
3,016 Oman155
13,689 Zimbabwe132
Countries with thousands of Mussa:
498 Sudan8,763
627 Iraq6,457
83 Libya5,061
1,539 Saudi Arabia2,309
3,255 Pakistan2,263
807 Rwanda2,105
3,957 Egypt1,839
10,259 Brazil1,336
1,508 Zambia1,205
4,755 Kenya1,177
34,458 India1,018
Countries with ten thousands of Mussa:
26 Mozambique67,744
307 Ethiopia41,667
27 Malawi39,609
664 Democratic Republic of The Congo13,205
Countries with hundred thousands of Mussa:
15 Tanzania152,232
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Anna Mussa worked as farmer and hailed from Italy. 7 years old embarked for New Haven from Messina, Naples & Palermo on Werra and arrived on June 18, 1895. 2 years old Antonio Mussa, Antonio Mussa (39) Pot maker, Antonio Mussa (45) Sailor, Batista Mussa, aged 21, Caterina Mussa, aged 25, 35 years old Chiontella Mussa, Farmer Clementina Mussa, G.Mrs. Mussa, aged 24, Laborer Giovanni Mussa, and 6 other Mussa around 52.63% of whom were farmer while others worked as sailor and laborer migrated to US from Messina, Naples & Palermo, Havre and Boulogne & Rotterdam.

Mussa Namesakes

  • Hassan Abdullahi Mussa, Actor
  • Abdulrahman Mussa, Soccer player
  • Aida Mussach, Actress
  • Aida Mussach, Actress
  • Bassam Mussad, Musical Artist
  • Mussa Hassan Mussa, Tanzanian Politician
  • Darrell Mussatto, Politician
  • Sam Mussabini, Coach
  • Faustine Mussa, Runner
  • Faustine Mussa, Runner

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