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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Messaih? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Messaih occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Messaih live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Messaih is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 26 people.
The last name Messaih is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Messaih is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent reside, Rivers, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 4 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
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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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