El Missawi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Missawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Missawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El Missawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Missawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

El Missawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱ) is most common in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Missawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name El Missawi is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of El Missawi are found; 33 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Mauritania El Missawi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 33 percent live and Sweden, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Missawy901/
El Musawi84305/
El Messabi804/
El Messaabi764/
El-Musawi744/
El Mizabi741/
El Maissoubi731/
El-Mussavi701/
El Meshawy701/
El-Mizabi631/

El Missawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Missawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱalmysawy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Missawi
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