Messiaen Surname
Approximately 2,009 people bear this surname
Messiaen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,302 | 1:8,830 | 1,251 |
| France | 685 | 1:96,967 | 14,180 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Messiaen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messiaen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Messiaen (Arabic: ميسيان) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messiaen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 206,317th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,627,449 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Messiaen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Messiaen is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,302 people, or 1 in 8,830. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 17 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Messiaen is found in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 34 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messiaen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messiaen in the Arabic language | ||
| ميسيان | mysyan | - |
| مسيان | msyan | - |
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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
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- 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 Messiaen
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