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 found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,355th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 427,849 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 first name throughout the world It is held by 19,073 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is borne by 13,230 people, or 1 in 548. Apart from Togo it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.
Messan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Messan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Messan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Messan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with 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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