Messavi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Messavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Messavi (11) may also be a first name.
Messavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messavi occurs most in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Messavi.
How Common Is The Last Name Messavi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Messavi is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Messavi reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Messavi is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Messavi is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 20 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 20 percent reside and Mono Department, where 20 percent reside. Besides Benin Messavi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 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 Messavi
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