Messen Surname
Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname
Messen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 537 | 1:71,940 | 11,624 |
| Chile | 157 | 1:112,207 | 4,116 |
| France | 150 | 1:442,818 | 63,836 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Honduras | 65 | 1:135,638 | 1,906 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Nicaragua | 21 | 1:286,719 | 2,940 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Messén (5) are calculated separately.
Messen (104) may also be a first name.
Messen Demographics
Average Messen Salary in
United States
$35,842 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Messen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻦ) occurs most in Algeria. It may also appear as: Messén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 341,330th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Messen reside; 50 percent reside in North Africa and 50 percent reside in Mahgreb. Messen is also the 925,156th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 104 people.
The last name Messen is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 71,940. In Algeria Messen is primarily concentrated in: Souk Ahras Province, where 87 percent live, Tébessa Province, where 12 percent live and Skikda Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Algeria Messen is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 15 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.
Messen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Messen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Messen last name fell 21 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Messen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Messen last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Messen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning $35,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $52,037 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻦ | msn | - |
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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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- 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 Messen
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