Messan Surname
Approximately 17,033 people bear this surname
Messan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 13,230 | 1:548 | 27 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,303 | 1:17,706 | 1,365 |
| Benin | 946 | 1:10,926 | 1,506 |
| Gabon | 606 | 1:3,117 | 542 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Liberia | 214 | 1:20,601 | 2,074 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Honduras | 17 | 1:518,614 | 3,437 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Messan (19,073) may also be a first name.
Messan Demographics
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Messan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messan (Marathi: सान) is more frequently found in Togo than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Messan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,355th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 427,849 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Messan live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Messan is also the 39,174th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 19,073 people.
The last name Messan is most commonly used in Togo, where it is held by 13,230 people, or 1 in 548. Without taking into account Togo this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
Messan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Messan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Messan surname rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Messan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Messan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Messan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.16% less than the national average, earning $39,170 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messan in the Marathi language | ||
| सान | sana | - |
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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 Messan
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