Messaih Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Messaih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Messaih (26) may also be a first name.
Messaih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messaih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messaih is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Messaih click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messaih? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Messaih is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Messaih reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Messaih is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent are found, Rivers, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Messaih
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