Messambe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Messambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Messambe (328) may also be a first name.

Messambe Last Name Facts

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

Messambe is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Messambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Messambe is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Messambe reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Mande Africa. Messambe is also the 484,112th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 328 people.

Messambe is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,538,082. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Woroba District, where 73 percent live, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 20 percent live and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Messambe
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