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
Average Meisse Salary in
United States
$47,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Meïsse or Meissé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meisse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 198,017th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,448,910 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Meisse are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Meisse is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name on earth, held by 61 people.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 2,272. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 15 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Meisse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meisse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meisse last name increased 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 Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meisse
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