Messeke Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Messeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Messeke (23) may also be a first name.
Messeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messeke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻜﻪ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Messeke is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Messeke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Messeke reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous given name internationally, held by 23 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 82 percent are found, Guidimagha Region, where 9 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Messeke exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messeke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻜﻪ | mskh | 66.67 |
| ﻣﺴﻚ | msk | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Messeke
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