Mes Surname

98,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belize

Mes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4201:11,8921,686
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
India3401:2,256,07574,483
Israel2431:35,2174,912
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Belize1851:1,921433
Poland1561:243,64630,939
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Guatemala1031:156,1423,458
Cambodia1021:151,8352,753
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Canada711:518,95243,932
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Slovenia361:69,1029,774
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Austria231:370,23639,193
Qatar191:124,10514,725
England181:3,095,448105,421
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Panama151:260,8176,584
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

The alternate forms: Meš (17), Mès (10), Més (4) & Mês (3) are calculated separately.

Mes (1,914) may also be a first name.

Mes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mes (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺲ, Hindi: मेस, Marathi: मेस, Oriya: େମସ) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Meš, Mès, Més or Mês. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,503rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,514,138 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Mes reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 173,635th most common first name worldwide, held by 1,914 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,420 people, or 1 in 11,892. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, North Holland, where 28 percent reside and North Brabant, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Mes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mes last name declined 5 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mes surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Mes are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Mes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.37% more than the national average, earning R 354,948 per year; in United States they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning $37,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $61,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meš8917/
Mès8910/
Més894/
Mês893/
Mees8611,241/
Meus869,215/
Meis866,297/
Mies865,748/
Mets863,702/
Mess863,391/
Mese863,072/
Meas862,892/
Meys862,318/
Mesh861,930/
Mest861,209/
Mehs86179/
Mesz86118/
Mões8693/
Mesr8660/
Mezs8658/
Meås8638/
Mesc8628/
Mges8622/
Mejs8617/
Mexs8610/
Meds869/
Hmes865/
Mães864/
Mhes863/
Mesd862/
Mmes862/
Mesx861/
Mesp861/
Mesj861/
Me8022,182/
Meads755,886/
Metts754,973/
Meise754,830/
Messe754,521/
Meese754,467/
Mease753,108/
Mesch752,292/
Meijs752,084/
Meiss751,280/
Miess751,106/
Meeds75923/
Meshe75909/
Mesce75450/
Mmese75257/
Meats75252/
Metse75252/
Meush75204/
Moeys75179/
Mhesr75163/
Meyts75155/
Meets75155/
Meyst75154/
Miehs7588/
Mezős7574/
Mehys7571/
Meusz7562/
Meess7561/
Meist7558/
Meezs7546/
Meihs7543/
'Mese7541/
Medås7540/
Meuss7537/
Messh7537/
Meish7536/
Meyse7527/
Meshh7526/
Mehts7520/
Meesh7518/
Mhesh7517/
Meeûs7516/
Meash7513/
Miesz7512/
Meisz7511/
M'Ies758/
Mhese758/
Medts755/
Meysh755/
Meshs755/
Mehsh754/
Meyss754/
Meits753/
Meths753/
Medss753/
Mehhs752/
Measc752/
Medse752/
Meehs752/
Medds751/
Mezhs751/
Mejss751/
Merzs751/
Messt751/
Mestd751/
Mhess751/
Hmies751/
Meass751/
Messd751/
Hmmes751/
Hmees751/
Meast751/
Mheds751/
Mhees751/
Meshp751/
Mgess751/
Mmhes751/
Messs751/
Miesh750/
Meids750/
Meesz750/
Mesht750/
Meest750/
Mezzs750/
Mei671,162,618/
Mee6725,977/
Med6720,801/
Mis6717,396/
Mea6715,044/
Mex6713,452/
Met6713,169/
Mey6712,723/
Meh6710,204/
Mie679,199/
Mer678,485/
Mys675,830/
Mme674,847/
Mez673,474/
Meisse672,113/
Meisch671,396/
Miesch671,384/
Mãe671,358/
Mec671,284/
Meß67841/
Meu67838/
Mej67767/
Mäe67572/
Meusch67350/
Mep67308/
Meç67295/
Metshe67248/
Mehess67157/
Mehesz67148/
Hmeesh67140/
Mheshe67135/
Mesche6785/
Mhe6781/
Mescht6755/
Mehets6749/
Mjs6747/
Mmeshe6743/
Mäs6736/
Mheesr6736/
Mge6732/
Mje6729/
Meïsse6722/
Meijst6721/
Mehyts6720/
Geemes6719/
Meesch6718/
Meshch6717/
Hme6716/
Mesova6714/
Meï6710/
Meetse6710/
Mée679/
Meeths679/
Meeseh679/
Meysse677/
Maheys676/
Maheus676/
Measeh675/
Meeshe674/
Meashe674/
Mheish673/
Hmeshe673/
Mís673/
Moeijs673/
M'Eise672/
M'Eyse672/
Mehese672/
Mheesh672/
Measse672/
Meesse672/
Meijts672/
Maheis671/
Mezsse671/
Meissc671/
H'Meis671/
Mettse671/
Messch671/
Mezsch671/
Meÿ671/
Messse671/
Mesowa671/
Mheash671/
Mehies671/
Meesrh671/
Meessh671/
Medsch670/

Mes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mes in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺲms-
Mes in the Oriya language
େମସemasa-
Mes in the Hindi language
मेसmesa86.67
मेश्mes13.33
Mes in the Marathi language
मेसmesa75
मोेसmoesa25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mes
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