Meissa Surname
Approximately 5,561 people bear this surname
Meissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4,236 | 1:967 | 130 |
| Algeria | 1,302 | 1:29,671 | 5,425 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Meïssa (28) are calculated separately.
Meissa (7,105) may also be a first name.
Meissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Meïssa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meissa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,606th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,310,474 people. The last name Meissa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meissa reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 76,836th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 7,105 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 4,236 people, or 1 in 967. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 18 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Meissa occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 57.97 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 21.35 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 9.39 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 6.06 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻰ | amysy | 1.41 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻪ | mysh | 0.91 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﺔ | amyst | 0.25 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻰ | mysy | 0.25 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻲ | amysy | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺲ | almys | 0.08 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻲ | mysy | 0.08 |
| ﺇﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 0.08 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﻲ | amysy | 0.08 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﺎ | amysa | 0.08 |
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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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- 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 Meissa
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