Surname Musa in modern Croatia

Musa families are Croats and they are mostly from Herzegovina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Herzegovina (Siroki Brijeg area) and in Herzegovina (Mostar area). In places Čerigaj , Privalj and Čalići in Herzegovina every fourth inhabitant had the family name Musa.

Prevalence

About 480 people with faimily name Musa live in Croatia today, in 210 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 38 cities and 45 other places, mostly in Zagreb (220), Split (30), Osijek (20), Slavonski Brod (15), and in Vinkovci (15).

Outside Croatia

At least seven families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Australia (2), Germany (2), the United States (1), Austria (1), and to Sweden (1).
Family name Musa (including: Mussa , Musah , Musha , Musaa , Mhusa , Musaah , Muesa , Musza and Muessa ) is present in 159 countries worldwide. "Musza " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Musa, Kristina Musa, Ivica Musa, Mario Musa, Zoran Musa, Anamarija Musa, Snježana Musa, Jakov Musa, Krešimir Musa, Šimun Musa, Nikola Musa, Suzana Musa, Veselko Musa, Dubravka Musa, Miljenko Musa, Miroslav Musa, Stanko Musa, Jozo Musa, Zdenko Musa

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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