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.
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Average Messi Salary in
United States
$41,766 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Messi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messi (Arabic: لميسي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻲ, Hindi: मेस्सी, Marathi: मेसी) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,490th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 244,319 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Messi reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 70,574th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 8,084 people.
Messi is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 11,913 people, or 1 in 1,743. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 74 percent live, South Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 120 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Morocco, where 7 percent live.
Messi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Messi has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Messi last name is primarily 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 to vote for the political 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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