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) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant: Meïssa. Click here for further potential spellings of Meissa.
How Common Is The Last Name Meissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 86,606th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,310,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meissa reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Meissa is also the 76,836th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 7,105 people.
The last name Meissa is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4,236 people, or 1 in 967. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 18 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meissa
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