Meshesha Surname

18,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meshesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meshesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia29,9421:3,258554
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Canada521:708,56956,910
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Meshesha (56,897) may also be a first name.

Meshesha Last Name Facts

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

Meshesha is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meshesha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,211th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 240,505 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Meshesha live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meshesha is also the 16,554th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 56,897 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 29,942 people, or 1 in 3,258. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Meshesha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meshesha surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meshesha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.88% less than the national average, earning $31,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14% less than the national average, earning $42,728 CAD per year.

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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 Meshesha
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