Messias Surname

4,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Messias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil123,5561:1,733181
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Portugal1,4911:6,987665
South Africa3301:164,17518,364
England1141:488,75531,416
United States991:3,661,201203,401
France751:885,636103,228
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Jamaica421:68,3323,418
Ecuador311:513,09210,998
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
India151:51,137,692512,385
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Messías (3) are calculated separately.

Messias (60,514) may also be a first name.

Messias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Messias (Russian: Мессиас) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Messías. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Messias? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,166th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 53,995 people. The surname Messias occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Messias live; 92 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Luso-South America. Messias is also the 15,755th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 60,514 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 123,556 people, or 1 in 1,733. In Brazil Messias is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 29 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Bahia, where 9 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 5 percent live and Angola, where 2 percent live.

Messias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Messias has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Messias last name rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 9,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Messias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Messias last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Messias earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning R 198,024 per year; in United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $54,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messías953/
Messiahs9399/
Messiasz9323/
Messiase938/
Maessias933/
Messiass932/
Meessias931/
Meissias931/
Mesias9220,301/
Messia921,360/
Messiasse88126/
Missias865,339/
Massias863,317/
Messiha862,107/
Messiah861,114/
Messiad86836/
Messios86253/
Mescias86181/
Messiat863/
Messiaz862/
Mesiaas862/
Maesias861/
Meisias861/
Meesias861/
Messeas861/
Mesiasz861/
Mesiahs861/
Mossias861/
Meissia861/
Messiax861/
Messyas861/
Meysias861/
Messiaa861/
Mesia835,685/
Messyasz80171/
Messieha8033/
Messjasz8019/
Meessiha805/
Messihad801/
Messiadj801/
Massihas801/
Messiaad801/
Messiose801/
Masias7710,475/
Mescia77890/
Mesiha77414/
Misias77363/
Missia77185/
Mexias77162/
Messio77123/
Mesiah77105/
Metsia7753/
Mosias7735/
Mesías7735/
Messea7734/
Mesxia7728/
Meshia7724/
Meseas7714/
Meesia7713/
Mesiad7710/
Messía777/
Measia776/
Medsia774/
Mesiac773/
Mesjia772/
Mesiaz772/
Meysia771/
Méssia771/
Meßias771/
Mehsia771/
Mesiaa771/
Mesgia770/
Messiaoud751/
Missiasse751/
Mesjasz71917/
Meschia71381/
Missios71324/
Messeha71318/
Mitsias71121/
Massios7173/
Messiho7157/
Missiha7153/
Misiasz7143/
Miscias7138/
Mesyasz7133/
Mashias7126/
Meseiya7125/
Mosiash7121/
Mossios7120/
Meshiea7115/
Messeah7113/
Mesaiya7111/
Miesiaz719/
Meisiah717/
Measiah717/
Missiah714/
Mechias714/
Masihas712/
Misshia712/
Meshiha712/
Mesieha712/
Metshia712/
Messiod712/
Mieshia711/
Maisias711/
Massiaz711/
Meeshia711/
Missiaa711/
Meihsia711/
Meishia711/
Mesiàad711/
Mesiaph711/
Masiasz711/
Maissia711/
Mesciaz711/
Mesiaah711/
Mesiarz711/
Mesiach711/
Messieo710/
Mexia674,161/
Misia67836/
Mesea67267/
Missagia67199/
Maissiat67103/
Mesya6749/
Meçia6728/
Mesja6726/
Messagio6722/
Mesía6714/
Hmaissia673/
Messyarz672/
Mesià672/
Meesyasz672/
Messehad671/
Meschiac671/
Mísia671/
Missiayi671/
Meszyasz671/
Messihou671/
Moshiash671/

Messias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messias in the Russian language
Мессиасmessias-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Messias
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