Mesbah Surname

11,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mesbah Surname User-submission:

The surname Mesbah means 'source of light', 'lamp', 'eminent'.

Mesbah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria16,3781:2,359273
Egypt9,3661:9,8161,183
Bangladesh8,9221:17,8611,322
Morocco5,4191:6,362775
Iran4,0191:19,1052,451
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
France8611:77,14610,850
Syria4741:40,7192,380
Iraq3981:87,9942,777
Spain2511:186,26313,020
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Tunisia1271:4,808766
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Yemen811:326,2389,920
England551:1,013,05650,089
Canada551:669,92054,285
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Palestine281:162,4598,501
Lebanon281:201,3248,427
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Norway161:321,39331,311
Libya161:390,2481,390
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Jordan131:680,18714,528
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Mèsbah (1) are calculated separately.

Mesbah (22,731) may also be a first name.

Mesbah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mesbah means 'source of light', 'lamp', 'eminent'.

- annour2k20

Mesbah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mesbah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺼﺒﺎﺡ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mèsbah. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesbah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,524th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 149,359 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Mesbah live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 34,317th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 22,731 people.

The surname Mesbah is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 16,378 people, or 1 in 2,359. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 20 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 12 percent reside and Constantine Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside.

Mesbah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mesbah surname is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mesbah last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mesbah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.06% less than the national average, earning €5,388 per year; in Norway they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning 371,588 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.47% more than the national average, earning $58,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $44,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mèsbah941/
Messbah92372/
Mesbahy92240/
Mesbaih92106/
Mesbaha922/
Mesbach921/
Measbah921/
Moesbah921/
Metsbah921/
Mesba9135/
Meisbach861/
Messbach860/
Misbah8337,845/
Mosbah8332,594/
Masbah8310,854/
Mesbat8371/
Meshba836/
Mesbai834/
Mesbha832/
Meisba831/
Meissbach8040/
Meschbach8020/
Misbahu772,006/
Misbach77744/
Missbah77181/
Mishbah7792/
Misbaah7734/
Misbaha7715/
Masbaha7711/
Masbahu778/
Maasbah776/
Massbah775/
Mossbah774/
Mosbaha774/
Mosbaah774/
Hmasbah774/
Masbaah772/
Mashbah772/
Misbhah771/
Meesbai771/
Mosbaih771/
Mechbah771/
Misbaih771/
Messbat771/
Mohsbah771/
Mieszba771/
Moisbah771/
Miesbau771/
Masbahy771/
Misba731,029/
Masba7393/
Mesbo7323/
Mosba7314/
Mesva7310/
Missbach71343/
Misbahah7187/
Masbahah7148/
Mmisbach718/
Mashhbah717/
Meggisba711/
Mehsbooh711/
Mahasbah711/
Mishbash711/
Mechbach710/
Misbau67215/
Mishba6778/
Misbha6743/
Mosbau675/
Misbat675/
Masbau673/
Mashba673/
Masbha673/
Misbad673/
Misbaa673/
Masbay672/
Missba672/
Masbai672/
Misboa671/
Mosbai671/
Misboh671/
Misbai671/
Mosbha671/
Mosbay670/

Mesbah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mesbah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺼﺒﺎﺡmsbah86.67
ﻣﺼﺒﺎﺣﻪmsbahh13.33

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