Messiah Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Messiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4671:379,32120,165
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Liberia861:51,2624,572
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
England231:2,422,52489,093
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Grenada81:13,567908
France71:9,488,960336,266
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Messiah (4,446) may also be a first name.

Messiah Last Name Facts

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

Messiah (Arabic: المسيح) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,050th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,541,783 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Messiah live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Messiah is also the 103,319th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,446 people.

Messiah is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 379,321. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 37 percent live, Bayelsa, where 19 percent live and Delta, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Messiah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Messiah has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Messiah surname increased 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Messiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Messiah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning R 214,440 per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messia921,360/
Mesiah92105/
Messias86134,966/
Massiah862,294/
Messiha862,107/
Messiad86836/
Mossiah86221/
Messiho8657/
Messeah8613/
Meisiah867/
Measiah867/
Missiah864/
Messiat863/
Messiaz862/
Moessia862/
Mesiaph861/
Mesiaah861/
Mesiach861/
Meissia861/
Messiaa861/
Mesia835,685/
Messieha8033/
Messiasz8023/
Meessiha805/
Messiass802/
Massieah801/
Messihad801/
Meessias801/
Meissias801/
Messihou801/
Massiahy801/
Messiaad801/
Mesias7720,301/
Massia771,722/
Masiah771,478/
Mescia77890/
Mesiha77414/
Mosiah77278/
Missia77185/
Mossia77124/
Messio77123/
Moesia7755/
Metsia7753/
Misiah7745/
Messea7734/
Maesia7732/
Mesxia7728/
Meshia7724/
Meesia7713/
Mesiad7710/
Messía777/
Mesiho777/
Measia776/
Medsia774/
Mesjia772/
Meseah772/
Mesiaz772/
Meysia771/
Méssia771/
Mehsia771/
Mesiaa771/
Mesyah771/
Mesgia770/
Meshihaha7535/
Messiaoud751/
Missias715,339/
Meschia71381/
Messeha71318/
Messios71253/
Mashiah71230/
Moesyah7157/
Missiha7153/
Massiha7148/
Meisyah7127/
Masiaha7126/
Missiho7126/
Masihah7125/
Meseiya7125/
Maesyah7116/
Meshiea7115/
Masziah7115/
Mesaiya7111/
Massiho717/
Maisiah716/
Maasiah714/
Misieah714/
Messías713/
Misshia712/
Meshiha712/
Mesieha712/
Mesiaas712/
Masshia712/
Metshia712/
Messiod712/
Mieshia711/
Massiaa711/
Meeshia711/
Missiaa711/
Meihsia711/
Meishia711/
Meisias711/
Moshiah711/
Myshiah711/
Mesiàad711/
Meesias711/
Massioh711/
Maissia711/
Maysiah711/
Mesciaz711/
Mesyhah711/
Mesiasz711/
Messeoh711/
Masjiah711/
Messyas711/
Meysias711/
Moshsia710/
Messieo710/
Mosia6728,379/
Masia6722,275/
Mexia674,161/
Misia67836/
Mesea67267/
Missagia67199/
Messyasz67171/
Maissiat67103/
Massieau6766/
Mesya6749/
Meçia6728/
Mesja6726/
Missihou6723/
Messagio6722/
Messjasz6719/
Maisihah6715/
Mesía6714/
Messehou677/
Hmaissia673/
Mahasiah672/
Mesià672/
Mesayyah672/
Maschiah672/
Mashihah671/
Messehad671/
Mísia671/
Missiayi671/

Messiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messiah in the Arabic language
المسيحalmsyh-
مسيهmsyh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Messiah
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