Meisse Surname
Approximately 2,113 people bear this surname
Meisse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,802 | 1:2,272 | 273 |
| France | 194 | 1:342,385 | 51,549 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Meïsse (22) & Meissé (13) are calculated separately.
Meisse (61) may also be a first name.
Meisse Demographics
Meisse Political Affiliation
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Meisse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meisse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meisse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Russian: Меиссе) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Meïsse or Meissé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meisse? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meisse is the 198,017th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,448,910 people. The last name Meisse occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Meisse live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 61 people.
The surname Meisse is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 2,272. In Mauritania Meisse is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 15 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania Meisse exists in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Meisse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meisse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meisse last name expanded 257 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meisse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meisse last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.
Meisse earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meisse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meisse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 71.49 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 12.67 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 7.52 |
| ﻣﻴﺲ | mys | 3.37 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﺴﻪ | amysh | 2.77 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻰ | amysy | 0.4 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻰ | mysy | 0.4 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﻲ | amysy | 0.2 |
| ﺍﻣﺴﻴﻪ | amsyh | 0.2 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﻲ | mysy | 0.2 |
| ﺇﻣﻴﺲ | amys | 0.2 |
| ﻣﻴﺴﺔ | myst | 0.2 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺴﺔ | amyst | 0.2 |
| Meisse in the Russian language | ||
| Меиссе | meisse | - |
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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 Meisse
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