Mess Surname

133,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Mess Surname Definition:

From Meese; a location name in Staffordshire Orfrom the Danish, Mess; a personal name.

Mess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7851:461,73139,386
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Germany5071:158,78818,918
India2681:2,862,18487,228
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
Algeria1891:204,40024,119
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Poland801:475,10947,696
France711:935,531107,040
Canada701:526,36644,416
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Belize581:6,1291,006
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Denmark341:166,02114,242
England271:2,063,63279,942
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland761:49,2533,418
England301:812,51235,970
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Mess (656) may also be a first name.

Mess Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Meese; a location name in Staffordshire Orfrom the Danish, Mess; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺲ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 133,007th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,149,085 people. The surname Mess is predominantly found in Africa, where 32 percent of Mess are found; 25 percent are found in North Africa and 25 percent are found in Mahgreb. Mess is also the 324,189th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 656 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 785 people, or 1 in 461,731. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Mess exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Mess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mess surname grew 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mess last name are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mess earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.18% less than the national average, earning R 151,668 per year; in United States they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $50,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messe894,521/
Meiss891,280/
Miess891,106/
Meess8961/
Meuss8937/
Messh8937/
Meshs895/
Meyss894/
Medss893/
Mejss891/
Messt891/
Mhess891/
Meass891/
Messd891/
Mgess891/
Messs891/
Mes864,813/
Meisse802,113/
Mehess80157/
Meïsse8022/
Meysse807/
Measse802/
Meesse802/
Mezsse801/
Messch801/
Messse801/
Meessh801/
Mees7511,241/
Miss7511,112/
Meus759,215/
Meis756,297/
Mies755,748/
Mets753,702/
Mese753,072/
Meas752,892/
Meys752,318/
Mesh751,930/
Mest751,209/
Mjss75260/
Mehs75179/
Mesz75118/
Mões7593/
Mesr7560/
Mezs7558/
Meås7538/
Myss7527/
Mges7522/
Mäss7519/
Mejs7517/
Mexs7510/
Meds759/
Hmes755/
Mães754/
Mhes753/
Mesd752/
Mmes752/
Mesx751/
Mesp751/
Mesj751/
M'Eisse7330/
D'Meiss7317/
Messova733/
Meggiss730/
Me6722,182/
Meads675,886/
Metts674,973/
Meise674,830/
Meese674,467/
Misse673,430/
Mease673,108/
Mesch672,292/
Meijs672,084/
Meeds67923/
Meshe67909/
Mesce67450/
Maiss67275/
Mmese67257/
Meats67252/
Metse67252/
Meush67204/
Moiss67194/
Moeys67179/
Mhesr67163/
Meyts67155/
Meets67155/
Meyst67154/
Mysse6788/
Miehs6788/
Mezős6774/
Mehys6771/
Meusz6762/
Meist6758/
Meezs6746/
Meihs6743/
'Mese6741/
Medås6740/
Meish6736/
Meyse6727/
Meshh6726/
Mayss6725/
Mehts6720/
Meesh6718/
Mhesh6717/
Missh6717/
Meeûs6716/
Meash6713/
Miesz6712/
Muiss6711/
Meisz6711/
M'Ies678/
Mhese678/
Medts675/
Meysh675/
Mehsh674/
Meits673/
Misst673/
Meths673/
Mehhs672/
Medse672/
Meehs672/
Misss672/
Medds671/
Mezhs671/
Merzs671/
Mestd671/
Hmies671/
D'Meisse671/
D'Meisss671/
Hmmes671/
Hmees671/
Meast671/
Mheds671/
Mhees671/
Meshp671/
Missj671/
Mmhes671/
Mihss671/
Miesh670/
Meids670/
Meesz670/
Mesht670/
Meest670/
Mezzs670/

Mess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺲms77.78
ﻣﺴﻪmsh22.22

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