Messier Surname

43,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Messier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,5631:6,623973
United States5,4181:66,8997,792
France7851:84,61512,019
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
Austria121:709,62061,025
Guam121:13,3432,098
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Messier (483) may also be a first name.

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) is most common in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Messier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,547th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 610,398 people. Messier 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 first name world-wide, held by 483 people.

The last name Messier is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 5,563 people, or 1 in 6,623. In Canada Messier is primarily found in: Quebec, where 88 percent are found, Ontario, where 7 percent are found and British Columbia, where 2 percent are found. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Messier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Messier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Messier last name rose 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 primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Messier surname are 14.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.43% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messeier931/
Messiere931/
Messiyer931/
Miessier931/
Messer9233,288/
Messir9212,874/
Messie92847/
Mesier9298/
Messiyere881/
Messere861,834/
Massier861,184/
Meisser86562/
Mossier86387/
Missier86179/
Messied86121/
Moesser86110/
Messire8672/
Messeur8671/
Messeir8641/
Messert8639/
Messiet8630/
Messiez8627/
Mesierz8613/
Meshier8611/
Mesiere8611/
Mescier867/
Messerd863/
Messior862/
Meusser862/
Miesser862/
Maesser861/
Meysser861/
Messeer861/
Messetr861/
Messoer861/
Messyer861/
Mesuier861/
Messuer861/
Messair861/
Mesierr861/
Messger861/
Messiee861/
Messser861/
Mesiert861/
Messies861/
Messihe861/
Meisier861/
Meesser860/
Messear860/
Messoir860/
Messher860/
Meassie860/
Measier860/
Meser835,091/
Mesir83901/
Mesie83123/
Meissgeier8242/
Messcher8038/
Messieha8033/
Messawer8023/
Meissert8014/
Miescier808/
Messauer804/
Messeure804/
Messière803/
Meisseer802/
Meadssir801/
Meyssere801/
Meissere801/
Meissher801/
Moissier801/
Missiere801/
Meijsser801/
Meschier801/
Messeher801/
Meissuer800/
Messeyer800/
Mesert7714,022/
Mosier7711,344/
Meiser778,794/
Missie778,116/
Mosser776,026/
Meuser775,402/
Masser772,668/
Moeser771,252/
Meshir771,054/
Mesher77582/
Misser77541/
Masier77524/
Massir77441/
Missir77371/
Maeser77342/
Meeser77256/
Meizer77247/
Mesere77227/
Mieser77137/
Measer77113/
Metsie77106/
Mecier7784/
Mehser7784/
Mesger7774/
Meyser7768/
Misier7765/
Messié7732/
Metser7727/
Meshie7723/
Mezser7712/
Mossir7711/
Meißer7710/
Mescer779/
Mesire776/
Mesies776/
Mehsir775/
Meisie775/
Mesihe775/
Mysser775/
Meseer774/
Mösser774/
Meseur773/
Meesir773/
Mesair772/
Meesie772/
Myssie772/
Mesied772/
Messye772/
Mmesie772/
Meixer771/
Mesiey771/
Mesyer771/
Mejsie771/
Meserd771/
Maesir771/
Metsir771/
Meszer771/
Messyr771/
Mysier771/
Mesiir771/
Meysie771/
Mezsie770/
Meisgeier75187/
Misseijer7535/
Messerova7517/
Meissauer755/
Messaouer754/
Moeschier753/
Meisegier753/
M'Heissir751/
Missgeier751/
D'Meissie751/
Messerová751/
Messihieh751/
Messchert750/
Moshier712,357/
Messiha712,107/
Mescher711,897/
Missere71575/
Messour71355/
Meicher71266/
Meseure71247/
Messiid71136/
Missert71114/
Missair71102/
Missire7196/
Maisser7195/
Mezaier7194/
Metsher7184/
Meserth7174/
Maisier7152/
Meisert7135/
Masseur7131/
Massuir7125/
'Mesere7123/
Messihi7117/
Mesayie7116/
Meshiea7115/
Massoir7115/
Meiszer7113/
Mehsher7112/
Myssior7112/
Meisyer7111/
Missiet7111/
Moesher7110/
Measher719/
Missoir716/
Mechier716/
Meischeier716/
Meuszer716/
Meisher715/
Maysser715/
Missieh715/
Messehe714/
Meissgeyer714/
Mahsser714/
Mesijor714/
Mujssir713/
Meiscer713/
Massair713/
Missior713/
Mehseer713/
Metshie713/
Miesher712/
Mohssir712/
Moisier712/
Meshere712/
Mesieha712/
Misseur712/
Messehi712/
Mhasser712/
Mejsher712/
Messe'e712/
Mesheir712/
Metsere712/
Mashier711/
Masiher711/
Measejr711/
Measger711/
Measies711/
Medshir711/
Medszer711/
Misshie711/
Missuer711/
Metszer711/
Meysher711/
Meishie711/
Meitser711/
Moshser711/
Mosshir711/
Moisser711/
Mehseur711/
Mesoiye711/
Maehser711/
Maissir711/
Meashie711/
Meesher711/
Meetser711/
Metseyiere711/
Miesieh711/
Meisere711/
Meizser711/
Mejsiej711/
Meiczer711/
Mehshie711/
Meshgir711/
Messiih711/
Messére711/
Meeseer711/
Mesherd711/
Maasser711/
Meitcer711/
Mehseir711/
Meesuer711/
Meheser711/
Mesawer711/
Messiaa711/
Mahsier711/
Meserre710/
Medsher710/
Maesher710/
Meisuer710/
Medscer710/
Misseir710/
Mascier710/
Moeszer710/
Meshire710/
Mishier710/
Missies710/
Massher710/
Metscer710/
Missher710/
Masseer710/
Mossher710/
Moser67139,420/
Maser676,913/
Masir673,283/
Möser673,052/
Misir672,604/
Mizer672,588/
Miser672,106/
Mixer671,063/
Mäser67960/
Mezer67275/
Miescher67254/
Mosir67207/
Mecer67182/
Myser67150/
Mecir67137/
Missaire67136/
Mesyr67107/
Micer6798/
Mezir6795/
Miesauer6784/
Meßer6776/
Misseyer6768/
Missauer6756/
Maisiere6754/
Metsihet6750/
Methshir6734/
Mexie6729/
Meiszies6726/
Maescher6722/
Mesiä6718/
Meshcher6718/
Mischier6717/
Moisiere6717/
Mettsher6717/
Meyszies6716/
Misie6714/
Metschir678/
Meißauer676/
Meessiha675/
Meserova674/
Mysir674/
Mexer674/
Mesaiyet674/
Mahasser674/
Maheesir674/
Mesye673/
Maissere673/
Meziyerh673/
Metszies672/
Metseher672/
Moescher672/
Meichert671/
Meischer671/
Meishied671/
Mescheer671/
Mesirova671/
Moshsher671/
Moshssir671/
Mujssair671/
Mojshser671/
Metschie671/
Mečir671/
Moitsier671/
Misssieh671/
Meihsies671/
Messjetz671/
D'Mosier671/
Maysseur671/
Mesaouer671/
Moshsair671/
Missieth671/
Missirre671/
Medscher670/
Meascher670/
Meddsher670/
Mohieser670/
Meisgeir670/
Mosscher670/
Moschier670/

Messier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messier in the Russian language
Мэссиерmessier-
Messier in the Arabic language
مسيرmsyr-

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