The Musa surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,736 people carried this name — #8,773 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is up 77% from 2,111 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 878 people named Musa live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
596 people named Musa live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 185 people named Musa live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Musa.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Somme.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Musa have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 108 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
1,037 people named Musa are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Musa in American newspapers,
1879–1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,447 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Musa,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mary Musa d. 2015 · politician -
Ibrahim Musa 1884–1963 · politician -
Nabawiyya Musa 1886–1951 · head teacher -
Aḥmad Mūsā 1300–1400 · illuminator
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Aḥmad Mūsā 1300–1400 · illuminator
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Anton Musa 1485–1547 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Musa.
- Murin 465 · U.S. census
- Muro 7,916 · U.S. census
- Murphy 308,417 · U.S. census
- Murray 184,910 · U.S. census
- Mury 177 · U.S. census
- Mus 131 · U.S. census
- Muscat 875 · U.S. census
- Muse 12,571 · U.S. census
- Musetti 197 · U.S. census
- Musi 169 · U.S. census
- Musial 1,838 · U.S. census
- Musielak 249 · U.S. census
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