Mesi Surname

77,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Albania

Mesi Surname Definition:

Mesi is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: water.

Mesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
India5561:1,379,61453,262
Indonesia5531:239,14922,029
Albania4571:6,3761,217
United States3651:993,03873,486
Italy2481:246,60033,291
Zimbabwe2071:74,58111,011
Papua New Guinea1791:45,5515,636
Israel1711:50,0456,586
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Estonia1421:9,3081,284
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Pakistan541:3,308,22025,711
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England101:5,571,806158,774
Austria101:851,54467,454
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
France91:7,380,302306,885
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

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

Mesi (7,830) may also be a first name.

Mesi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mesi is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: water.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mesi (Georgian: მესი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻰ, Hindi: मेसी, Marathi: मेसी, Oriya: େମସି) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mési. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,711th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,158,040 people. The surname Mesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Mesi live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mesi is also the 72,131st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 7,830 people.

It is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Aside from Ethiopia Mesi is found in 64 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Mesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mesi surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mesi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.3% less than the national average, earning R 115,740 per year; in United States they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $51,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $52,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mési921/
Mesić891,658/
Mesci891,546/
Mhesi891,255/
Mesai89392/
Mesih89342/
Mmesi89339/
Mesis89213/
Mesei89151/
Mesie89123/
Mesui89117/
Meysi8989/
Meisi8978/
Mehsi8932/
Mesit8927/
'Mesi8918/
Mesgi8911/
Measi8911/
Mesid895/
Mesoi895/
Mesič891/
Meusi891/
Mezősi80625/
Meesit80526/
Mesich80485/
Meesai80330/
Mesieh80190/
Mescoi8080/
Mesits8055/
Meshgi8025/
Mesaid8019/
Miesei8014/
Meseid808/
Meysip808/
Mesitz808/
Meisei807/
Meysis806/
Measid806/
Meusai805/
Meisie805/
Mesihe805/
Meesei805/
Meysih804/
Mesgid804/
Mesaai803/
Messsi803/
Meseih803/
Meesie802/
Meseis802/
Mmesie802/
Meisai802/
Mesiss802/
Meesih802/
Metsci801/
Meisui801/
Meisis801/
Mesaih801/
Mejsie801/
Mehsih801/
Measih801/
Meehsi801/
Mmeisi801/
Mesuis801/
Mesijs801/
Mesitì801/
Mehesi801/
Measit801/
Mesitt800/
Mezsie800/
Misi759,833/
Mese753,072/
Meji752,173/
Mezi751,408/
Megi751,202/
Meci75652/
Mexi75511/
Mesy7577/
Mysi7524/
Meži751/
Meesith7326/
Meisitz7315/
Meesitt7311/
Meseitt732/
Meysich732/
Meihsai731/
Mmesait731/
Miesieh731/
Mesahei731/
Mehesei731/
Mehesyi731/
Meesich730/
Mesay6724,004/
Mezei6715,805/
Mezui678,254/
Miezi678,152/
Misoi675,564/
Meser675,091/
Maisi674,850/
Meise674,830/
Meese674,467/
Mease673,108/
Mezzi672,945/
Misit672,676/
Moisi671,968/
Misai671,736/
Meuse671,491/
Mezie671,303/
Merzi671,244/
Medji671,105/
Meazi671,023/
Mézes67784/
Megid67730/
Mijes67633/
Maysi67569/
Mesce67450/
Muisi67413/
Mesey67402/
Mezid67385/
Meiji67341/
Mezit67331/
Megie67321/
Meige67277/
Misić67271/
Mesea67267/
Mmese67257/
Misci67254/
Meusy67251/
Meses67243/
Misei67239/
Miese67234/
Mezes67223/
Medzi67219/
Meiza67211/
Mhezi67197/
Misis67196/
Moysi67190/
Megit67187/
Meije67177/
Mises67174/
Meges67161/
Megis67159/
Mesed67159/
Meggi67156/
Mmezi67152/
Meseh67150/
Meisy67130/
Mezis67129/
Misih67110/
Mizes67106/
Medgi6794/
Mezić6790/
Mejai6785/
Meize6779/
Mhegi6778/
Meigi6776/
Megić6773/
Mezai6762/
Mesøy6753/
Megiş6752/
Mezci6746/
Meaji6741/
'Mese6741/
Mizei6740/
Megih6739/
Mysai6739/
Misip6738/
Meizi6734/
Mmisi6733/
Miges6729/
Meyse6727/
Meyzi6727/
Mejoi6725/
Mhisi6724/
Misid6724/
Mejhi6723/
Mesep6722/
Meseš6721/
Megip6720/
Meset6717/
Mesee6717/
Mezys6717/
Mgezi6715/
Misie6714/
Meagi6713/
Misgi6713/
Mesaj6712/
Meziz6712/
Mejji678/
Mhese678/
Misji678/
Misui678/
Mejij677/
Mesoy677/
Measy675/
Meesy675/
Mejiz675/
Mezhi674/
Mezoi674/
Medci674/
Mijei674/
Mesez674/
Mecai674/
Mejih673/
Mecei673/
Meegi673/
Mmeji673/
Meezi673/
Mejui673/
Meeji673/
Mexih672/
Megiz672/
Mejei672/
Mesys672/
Mecoi671/
Mehci671/
Meijy671/
Mhesy671/
Mehse671/
Hmisi671/
Mizsi671/
Mecih671/
Meeci671/
Moșiesei671/
Meysy671/
Mezői671/
Misiç671/
Mesuy671/
Mesés671/
Metji671/
Mèges671/
Mézei671/
Mezgi671/
Mesej671/
Mezih671/
Mecii671/
Mmegi671/
Metgi670/
Myses670/

Mesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mesi in the Georgian language
მესიmesi-
Mesi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻰmsy-
Mesi in the Hindi language
मेसीmesi97.19
मैसीmaisi2.41
मेसmesa0.4
Mesi in the Marathi language
मेसीmesi77.61
मॅसीmesi22.01
Mesi in the Oriya language
େମସିemasi50
େମଶୀemasi20
େମଶିemasi10
ମିଷିmisi10
େମସିତାିemasitai10

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