Messay Surname
Approximately 7,864 people bear this surname
Messay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 7,727 | 1:12,624 | 1,830 |
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Messay (6,825) may also be a first name.
Messay Demographics
Average Messay Salary in
United States
$21,828 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Messay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messay (Russian: Мессай) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,694th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 926,697 people. The surname Messay occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Messay reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Messay is also the 78,888th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 6,825 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 7,727 people, or 1 in 12,624. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.
Messay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Messay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messay last name expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Messay last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Messay earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.41% less than the national average, earning $21,828 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messay in the Russian language | ||
| Мессай | messaj | - |
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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 Messay
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