Maysa Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Maysa Surname User-submission:
This surname has Scottish origins, it is a diminutive of Mairead or Margit (which in Portuguese is Margarida). Margarida, in Portuguese, came from the Latin Margarita, which came from Greek as Margarítes, and its meaning is 'pearl'.
Maysa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Indonesia | 221 | 1:598,413 | 47,561 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Maysa (77,189) may also be a first name.
Maysa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname has Scottish origins, it is a diminutive of Mairead or Margit (which in Portuguese is Margarida). Margarida, in Portuguese, came from the Latin Margarita, which came from Greek as Margarítes, and its meaning is 'pearl'.
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Average Maysa Salary in
United States
$71,211 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maysa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maysa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maysa (Arabic: مايسة, Hindi: मायसा, Oriya: ମାଇସା, Russian: Майса) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maysa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maysa is the 414,183rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Maysa are found; 34 percent are found in North Africa and 33 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 12,757th most common first name on earth, borne by 77,189 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Without taking into account Egypt this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Iraq, where 10 percent reside.
Maysa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Maysa surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.
Maysa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 65.04% more than the national average, earning $71,211 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maysa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maysa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇସା | ma'isa | - |
| Maysa in the Hindi language | ||
| मायसा | mayasa | 92.86 |
| मयसा | mayasa | 7.14 |
| Maysa in the Russian language | ||
| Майса | majsa | - |
| Maysa in the Arabic language | ||
| مايسة | mayst | - |
| مايسي | maysy | - |
| ميساء | mysa | - |
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