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) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms: Messías. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Messias? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,166th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,995 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Messias are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Luso-South America. Messias is also the 15,755th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 60,514 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 123,556 people, or 1 in 1,733. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 29 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Bahia, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 5 percent live and Angola, where 2 percent live.

Messias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Messias has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 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% being registered with 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
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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 Messias
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