Messa Surname
Approximately 12,755 people bear this surname
Messa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,275 | 1:26,882 | 4,801 |
| Brazil | 2,177 | 1:98,335 | 3,702 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Cameroon | 1,295 | 1:16,038 | 2,186 |
| Gabon | 859 | 1:2,199 | 375 |
| United States | 787 | 1:460,558 | 39,303 |
| Argentina | 483 | 1:88,496 | 7,454 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Colombia | 386 | 1:123,767 | 3,997 |
| Algeria | 374 | 1:103,293 | 15,213 |
| Mauritania | 336 | 1:12,187 | 1,195 |
| Tanzania | 188 | 1:281,604 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 181 | 1:730,659 | 56,271 |
| India | 168 | 1:4,565,865 | 118,158 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Ivory Coast | 155 | 1:148,847 | 6,971 |
| France | 155 | 1:428,534 | 62,172 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Uruguay | 96 | 1:35,747 | 4,143 |
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Peru | 86 | 1:369,583 | 12,369 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Méssa (1) & Mešša (9) are calculated separately.
Messa (7,404) may also be a first name.
Messa Demographics
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Messa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻪ, Hindi: मेस्सा, Russian: Месса) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Méssa or Mešša. Click here for other potential spellings of Messa.
How Common Is The Last Name Messa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Messa is the 41,001st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 571,348 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Messa are found; 26 percent are found in South America and 18 percent are found in Italic Europe. Messa is also the 74,787th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 7,404 people.
The last name Messa is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 2,275 people, or 1 in 26,882. In Italy it is mostly found in: Lombardy, where 46 percent reside, Piedmont, where 28 percent reside and Apulia, where 16 percent reside. Other than Italy this surname is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 11 percent reside.
Messa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Messa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Messa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Messa last name are 9.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Messa earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning €32,606 per year; in Norway they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning 315,704 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $22,853,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $55,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messa in the Hindi language | ||
| मेस्सा | mes'sa | - |
| Messa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻪ | msh | 65.52 |
| ﻣﺲ | ms | 28.45 |
| Messa in the Russian language | ||
| Месса | messa | - |
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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
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