Meesay Surname
Approximately 577 people bear this surname
Meesay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 564 | 1:93,868 | 9,360 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Meesay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meesay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meesay occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meesay? popularity and diffusion
Meesay is the 552,857th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Meesay are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Meesay is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 564 people, or 1 in 93,868. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Meesay exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meesay
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