Messe Surname
Approximately 4,521 people bear this surname
Messe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,761 | 1:11,794 | 1,590 |
| France | 619 | 1:107,306 | 15,912 |
| Benin | 505 | 1:20,467 | 2,734 |
| Mauritania | 388 | 1:10,554 | 1,084 |
| Ivory Coast | 323 | 1:71,428 | 3,999 |
| Indonesia | 251 | 1:526,889 | 42,751 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Messé (40) & Messè (1) are calculated separately.
Messe (1,477) may also be a first name.
Messe Demographics
Messe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Messe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messe (Arabic: ميسة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺲ, Russian: Мессье) is most common in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant: Messé or Messè. Click here for further possible spellings of Messe.
How Common Is The Last Name Messe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,911th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,611,932 people. Messe is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Messe are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,498th most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,477 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,761 people, or 1 in 11,794. In Cameroon Messe is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 66 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found and Far North Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent are found and Benin, where 11 percent are found.
Messe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Messe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messe last name grew 391 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Messe surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Messe are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the political party.
Messe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,005 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺲ | ms | 54 |
| ﻣﺴﻪ | msh | 40.67 |
| ﻣﺴﻰ | msy | 3.33 |
| Messe in the Russian language | ||
| Мессье | messe | - |
| Messe in the Arabic language | ||
| ميسة | myst | - |
| ميسه | mysh | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Messe
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