Maissa Surname
Approximately 1,457 people bear this surname
Maissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 404 | 1:4,676 | 852 |
| France | 286 | 1:232,247 | 36,019 |
| Mauritania | 194 | 1:21,108 | 1,888 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Algeria | 157 | 1:246,061 | 26,603 |
| Niger | 117 | 1:164,034 | 5,913 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Maïssa (566) are calculated separately.
Maissa (14,758) may also be a first name.
Maissa Demographics
Average Maissa Salary in
United States
$24,475 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ) is found in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Maïssa. Click here for further possible spellings of Maissa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maissa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 267,955th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,001,747 people. Maissa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Maissa live; 28 percent live in Central Africa and 28 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Maissa is also the 46,911th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 14,758 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Gabon, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 4,676. Apart from Gabon this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent live and Mauritania, where 13 percent live.
Maissa Last Name Statistics demography
Maissa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 39.08 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 36.78 |
| ﻣﻴﺲ | mys | 8.05 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 4.6 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻰ | amysy | 2.3 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﺼﺎ | maysa | 1.15 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻲ | mysy | 1.15 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﺴﺎ | maysa | 1.15 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻰ | mysy | 1.15 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻪ | mysh | 1.15 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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