Messene Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Messene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Italy | 57 | 1:1,072,924 | 71,656 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Messène (1) are calculated separately.
Messene (50) may also be a first name.
Messene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻴﻦ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant: Messène. For other possible spellings of Messene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Messene reside; 40 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 50 people.
The surname Messene is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 61 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found and Far North Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻴﻦ | msyn | - |
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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 Messene
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