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 Political Affiliation
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Messe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messe (Arabic: ميسة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺲ, Russian: Мессье) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Messé or Messè. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Messe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 103,911th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,611,932 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Messe live; 39 percent live in Central Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,498th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,477 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,761 people, or 1 in 11,794. In Cameroon Messe is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 66 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 10 percent reside and Far North Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Messe is found in 49 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.
Messe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Messe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Messe surname rose 391 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Messe surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.27% being registered with 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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