Messi Surname

18,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Messi Surname User-submission:

Messi can be a surname from multiple countries. It is mostly beared in Cameroon, but footballer Lionel Messi is Argentinian, not Cameroonian. Argentina has about 420 Messis, while Cameroon has over 11K Messis.

Messi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11,9131:1,743166
Egypt8,5731:10,7241,283
Morocco2,0791:16,5832,522
Italy8111:75,40913,264
Nigeria7541:234,93713,691
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Gabon5561:3,398592
Yemen5051:52,3274,120
Vietnam4671:198,386958
Argentina4191:102,0138,617
France2931:226,69935,158
India2231:3,439,75598,400
Brazil2161:991,08535,129
Benin1441:71,7758,650
Iran1441:533,21230,936
Algeria1391:277,92528,296
Lebanon1311:43,0313,833
Indonesia1281:1,033,19775,404
Ivory Coast1271:181,6638,021
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Pakistan811:2,205,48020,341
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Iraq581:603,8229,381
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England391:1,428,66862,556
China281:48,832,9132,633
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Finland61:916,11741,832
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Oman41:921,9937,313
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Messi (8,084) may also be a first name.

Messi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Messi can be a surname from multiple countries. It is mostly beared in Cameroon, but footballer Lionel Messi is Argentinian, not Cameroonian. Argentina has about 420 Messis, while Cameroon has over 11K Messis.

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Messi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Messi (Arabic: لميسي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻲ, Hindi: मेस्सी, Marathi: मेसी) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Messi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,490th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 244,319 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Messi are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 70,574th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 8,084 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11,913 people, or 1 in 1,743. In Cameroon Messi is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 74 percent reside, South Region, where 14 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 120 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 29 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.

Messi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Messi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Messi last name increased 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Messi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (92%) in Lebanon and Christian (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Messi surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Messi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 38.48% less than the national average, earning €18,474 per year and in United States they earn 3.21% less than the national average, earning $41,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messai9114,597/
Messie91847/
Messih91634/
Messis91317/
Miessi91257/
Messei91220/
Meassi91144/
Messio91123/
Mhessi91103/
Maessi9112/
Messid9110/
Messhi919/
Meissi916/
Meussi916/
Messui915/
Messit914/
Messsi913/
Messzi912/
Meyssi912/
Mgessi911/
Meïssi911/
Messii911/
Medssi911/
Messaid831,173/
Messitt83209/
Messich8373/
Messieh8364/
Messaih8323/
Messeid8316/
Messeih8316/
Meshshi835/
Messeis835/
Messais835/
Messeit834/
Moessie834/
Messaia833/
Meissit831/
Meshsis831/
Maessai831/
Miessui831/
Messaiz831/
Messaai831/
Messihe831/
Meessai831/
Meassie830/
Massi8019,477/
Mossi8015,702/
Messa8012,755/
Missi806,925/
Messe804,521/
Meshi802,269/
Mesić801,658/
Mesci801,546/
Moesi801,119/
Mesiy80717/
Metsi80656/
Messy80653/
Maesi80447/
Mesai80392/
Mesih80342/
Meses80243/
Mesis80213/
Mesei80151/
Mesie80123/
Mesui80117/
Mesxi80101/
Meysi8089/
Meisi8078/
Medsi8051/
Messé8040/
Mehsi8032/
Mesit8027/
Mexsi8013/
Mesgi8011/
Measi8011/
Mässi808/
Mesyi807/
Mesii807/
Mesid805/
Mesoi805/
Mejsi802/
Mesys802/
Mesés801/
Messè801/
Mesič801/
Meusi801/
Messaggi77969/
Messieha7733/
Messeitt778/
M'Essaid771/
Meassich771/
Mestschi771/
Messeiss771/
Meisseid770/
Messer7333,288/
Massie7322,949/
Missie738,116/
Messay737,864/
Massai736,572/
Meissa735,561/
Massei733,970/
Mossie733,699/
Massih732,562/
Missio732,270/
Meisse732,113/
Moissi73695/
Miesse73659/
Mezősi73625/
Meesit73526/
Mesich73485/
Mmassi73405/
Metsis73371/
Miossi73352/
Meesai73330/
Messey73323/
Masshi73321/
Messeh73301/
Messed73248/
Maesse73239/
Messoa73206/
Mesieh73190/
Masszi73150/
Massoi73143/
Meissy73128/
Moesai73127/
Miessa73122/
Miessy73113/
Maissi73110/
Messes73107/
Metsie73106/
Maesih73100/
Hmissi7398/
Mesier7398/
Meyssa7384/
Meshyi7371/
Messee7369/
Messet7361/
Moyssi7359/
Messeu7357/
Moesse7355/
Mesits7355/
Missai7354/
Meshes7350/
Mossoi7341/
Meetsi7341/
Messea7334/
Meashi7333/
Maesui7333/
Mezhsi7331/
Messez7329/
Meïssa7328/
Metshi7326/
Meshgi7325/
Massui7324/
Messaa7324/
Mehshi7323/
Meshie7323/
Metsai7323/
Meshiy7322/
Mmeshi7322/
Meïsse7322/
Meshih7322/
Meishi7321/
Mieshi7321/
Mesaid7319/
Massij7314/
Missis7314/
Miesei7314/
Meshai7314/
Meseas7314/
Mesaia7313/
Meissé7313/
Mehsse7312/
Meatsi7312/
Meyshi7312/
Massiy7311/
Meshit7310/
Mossai739/
Mmetsi739/
Meseid738/
Mosssi738/
Meysip738/
Mesitz738/
Meysse737/
Meisei737/
Mhassi737/
Masssi737/
Meysis736/
Moesie736/
Mesies736/
Measid736/
Meshii735/
Missih735/
Meusai735/
Meisie735/
Mahssi735/
Maesoi735/
Mesihe735/
Meesei735/
Meises734/
Meysih734/
Mettsi734/
Mossui734/
Mesioy734/
Medsip734/
Maesai734/
Metsiz734/
Meeshi734/
Mescio733/
Meassa733/
Méssai733/
Mesaai733/
Míssio733/
Maassi733/
Meseih733/
Misshi733/
Missit732/
Mesets732/
Missoi732/
Mesess732/
Meesie732/
Messha732/
Myssie732/
Measse732/
Mesces732/
Mesied732/
Meusse732/
Meseis732/
Mohssi732/
Meesse732/
Meassy732/
Mmesie732/
Moeshi732/
Meisai732/
Mesiss732/
Messyh732/
Meesih732/
Massci731/
Maeshi731/
Missei731/
Metsci731/
Mezsse731/
Meisui731/
Mesiey731/
Meszhi731/
Mossci731/
Mossei731/
Meisis731/
Messaî731/
Mesaih731/
Mejsie731/
Mehsih731/
Masséi731/
Measih731/
Maïssi731/
Meehsi731/
Mossih731/
Meyssé731/
Metses731/
Metsui731/
Moesoi731/
Mmeisi731/
Mmessa731/
Missii731/
Mehssy731/
Mesuis731/
Meshio731/
Mesiaa731/
Mesijs731/
Messoy731/
Messse731/
Mesitì731/
Mesiua731/
Missip731/
Mgeshi731/
Meysie731/
Mehesi731/
Moshsi731/
Meedsi731/
Measit731/
Mayssi731/
Meyssy731/
Meyses730/
Meases730/
Mesitt730/
Mezsie730/
Micess730/
Mossii730/
Meessy730/
Missiz730/
D'Meissie711/
Mesa67213,266/
Masi6750,012/
Misi679,833/
Mosi679,550/
Mese673,072/
Meçi671,473/
Mezi671,408/
Meci67652/
Meisser67562/
Mexi67511/
Messeha67318/
Messett67252/
Maissai67212/
Meshich67126/
Muheesi67100/
Meschio6797/
Maeschi6797/
Massieh6785/
Mesy6777/
Moissis6773/
Meitsui6750/
Missaia6748/
Mahassi6741/
Moyssis6741/
Mezőssy6737/
Meyshid6731/
M'Eisse6730/
M'Eissa6726/
Meesith6726/
Mysi6724/
Missich6716/
Meshiea6715/
Meisitz6715/
Hmaissi6714/
Masseih6711/
Meesitt6711/
Meši6710/
Moissiy679/
Mouyssi679/
Maissis676/
Mezsets675/
Missieh675/
Misseit674/
Messaya674/
Missais674/
Meshsha673/
Masssai673/
Masssie673/
Medshid673/
Medsaid673/
Meseitt672/
Messeth672/
Mashshi672/
Meisssa672/
Mesieha672/
Messech672/
Meysich672/
Moissei672/
Missuih672/
Meiszis672/
Messe'e672/
Maheesi672/
Meshesh672/
Misseis672/
Meisset672/
Massaih671/
Measies671/
Meessay671/
Mishess671/
Misshie671/
Misshih671/
Miessay671/
Metsits671/
Meysser671/
Meihsai671/
Meishie671/
Messeer671/
Messeyd671/
Messytt671/
Maessey671/
Messahy671/
Mmesait671/
Meshaih671/
Maesseh671/
Messeas671/
Massaai671/
Masssoi671/
Massuih671/
Maessea671/
Maassie671/
Maissii671/
Meashei671/
Meashie671/
Mossaih671/
Mosshui671/
Meusseu671/
Miesieh671/
Missoit671/
Missait671/
Mejsiej671/
Mehshie671/
Meheses671/
Mehessy671/
Mesahei671/
Mesheis671/
Mesierr671/
Messa'a671/
Messoha671/
Messser671/
Mestchi671/
Mési671/
Mayssis671/
Mesheit671/
Mhossei671/
Mehesei671/
Meesses671/
Messahj671/
Metshit671/
Meisier671/
Mehsses671/
Hmiesse671/
Mmetshi671/
Mohssai671/
Mouîssi671/
Meadsai671/
Mehesyi671/
Meëyshi671/
Mesaggi671/
Mesceis671/
Miessha670/
Meesser670/
Meesich670/
Meissee670/
Messher670/
Missitt670/
Medshes670/
Moessey670/
Measier670/

Messi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻲmsy-
Messi in the Hindi language
मेस्सीmes'si-
Messi in the Marathi language
मेसीmesi-
Messi in the Arabic language
لميسيlmysy-
ميسَىmysay-
ميسىmysy-
لميسىlmysy-
ميسيmysy-

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