Messi Surname
Approximately 29,828 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11,913 | 1:1,743 | 166 |
| Egypt | 8,573 | 1:10,724 | 1,283 |
| Morocco | 2,079 | 1:16,583 | 2,522 |
| Italy | 811 | 1:75,409 | 13,264 |
| Nigeria | 754 | 1:234,937 | 13,691 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Gabon | 556 | 1:3,398 | 592 |
| Yemen | 505 | 1:52,327 | 4,120 |
| Vietnam | 467 | 1:198,386 | 958 |
| Argentina | 419 | 1:102,013 | 8,617 |
| France | 293 | 1:226,699 | 35,158 |
| India | 223 | 1:3,439,755 | 98,400 |
| Brazil | 216 | 1:991,085 | 35,129 |
| Benin | 144 | 1:71,775 | 8,650 |
| Iran | 144 | 1:533,212 | 30,936 |
| Algeria | 139 | 1:277,925 | 28,296 |
| Lebanon | 131 | 1:43,031 | 3,833 |
| Indonesia | 128 | 1:1,033,197 | 75,404 |
| Ivory Coast | 127 | 1:181,663 | 8,021 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Pakistan | 81 | 1:2,205,480 | 20,341 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 1:30,531 | 4,563 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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.
- aristoMessi Demographics
Average Male Messi Height
172.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Messi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻲ | msy | - |
| Messi in the Hindi language | ||
| मेस्सी | mes'si | - |
| Messi in the Marathi language | ||
| मेसी | mesi | - |
| Messi in the Arabic language | ||
| لميسي | lmysy | - |
| ميسَى | mysay | - |
| ميسى | mysy | - |
| لميسى | lmysy | - |
| ميسي | mysy | - |
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Footnotes
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