Mesai Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Mesai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 286 | 1:185,111 | 16,019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mesai (157) may also be a first name.
Mesai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mesai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mesai (Hindi: मेसई, Marathi: मेसई, Oriya: େମଷାଇ) is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mesai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 737,137th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Mesai are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 157 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 185,111. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 97 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mesai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mesai in the Marathi language | ||
| मेसई | mesa'i | - |
| Mesai in the Hindi language | ||
| मेसई | mesa'i | 77.78 |
| मेसइ | mesa'i | 11.11 |
| मेसाी | mesai | 11.11 |
| Mesai in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଷାଇ | emasa'i | 50 |
| େମସାଇ | emasa'i | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Mesai
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