Messerli Surname

104,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Messerli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messerli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,4581:2,375269
United States7331:494,48741,675
France1041:638,68083,098
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England151:3,714,537119,675
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Messerli Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Messerli Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Messerli (Russian: Мессерли) has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Messerli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,289th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,618,735 people. The surname Messerli occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Messerli reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3,458 people, or 1 in 2,375. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 52 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 5 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Messerli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Messerli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Messerli surname rose 3,332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Messerli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Messerli surname are 11.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Messerli earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 980.73% more than the national average, earning R 2,568,230 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $44,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Messerli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messerli in the Russian language
Мессерлиmesserli-

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Footnotes

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