Messier Surname
Approximately 11,939 people bear this surname
Messier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5,563 | 1:6,623 | 973 |
| United States | 5,418 | 1:66,899 | 7,792 |
| France | 785 | 1:84,615 | 12,019 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Colombia | 30 | 1:1,592,469 | 11,125 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 183 | 1:274,419 | 22,265 |
Messier (483) may also be a first name.
Messier Demographics
Average Messier Salary in
United States
$46,623 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Messier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messier (Arabic: مسير, Russian: Мэссиер) occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Messier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 43,547th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 610,398 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Messier are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 386,824th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 483 people.
The surname Messier is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 5,563 people, or 1 in 6,623. In Canada Messier is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 88 percent live, Ontario, where 7 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.
Messier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Messier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Messier last name grew 2,961 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Messier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Messier last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Messier last name are 14.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Messier earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning R 216,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.07% more than the national average, earning $27,485,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $46,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning $44,149 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messier in the Russian language | ||
| Мэссиер | messier | - |
| Messier in the Arabic language | ||
| مسير | msyr | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Messier
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