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 last name Meisse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Russian: Меиссе) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Meïsse or Meissé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meisse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 198,017th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,448,910 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Meisse reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Meisse is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 61 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 2,272. In Mauritania Meisse is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 15 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meisse last name rose 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 US 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meisse
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