Messina Surname

5,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Messina Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Messina, in Italy.

Messina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy48,7791:1,25446
United States18,1671:19,9522,514
Cameroon13,2711:1,565141
Argentina3,8381:11,1371,040
France2,0201:32,8833,987
Dominican Republic1,4021:7,441669
Australia1,0141:26,6233,622
Belgium9701:11,8521,761
Brazil9521:224,8688,697
Canada7971:46,2305,673
Germany7491:107,48413,276
Chile7391:23,8381,431
England4021:138,60213,521
Switzerland3831:21,4443,421
South Africa2981:181,80419,921
Mexico2231:556,6209,555
Venezuela2191:137,9184,406
Spain1821:256,87916,299
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Uruguay641:53,6215,918
Panama551:71,1323,050
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Malta361:11,952723
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Israel241:356,56829,419
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Greece161:692,48777,522
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway71:734,61250,907
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Meššina (1) are calculated separately.

Messina (1,706) may also be a first name.

Messina Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Messina, in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Messina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Messina (Arabic: مسينا, Georgian: მესსინა, Russian: Мессина) occurs most in Italy. It can also be found in the variant forms: Meššina. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messina? popularity and diffusion

The surname Messina is the 5,933rd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 76,677 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Messina reside; 52 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe. Messina is also the 185,987th most frequent forename globally, borne by 1,706 people.

The last name Messina is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 48,779 people, or 1 in 1,254. In Italy Messina is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 65 percent reside, Lombardy, where 8 percent reside and Campania, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Italy this last name exists in 100 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Messina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Messina has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 33,031 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Messina Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Messina surname are 4.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Messina earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.57% more than the national average, earning €37,407 per year; in Norway they earn 67.63% more than the national average, earning 580,129 kr per year; in Peru they earn 284.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 74,617 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning R 263,892 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning $18,228,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $57,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messinga93294/
Messiena93114/
Messinas9399/
Messiona9330/
Messinah934/
Messinea933/
Messsina933/
Messigna931/
Messaina931/
Messinat931/
Mesina9215,560/
Messin921,063/
Meššina901/
Meshsinas881/
Meissiona881/
Messing867,400/
Mesinas862,584/
Massina861,133/
Messink86453/
Messino86420/
Mossina86395/
Meshina86304/
Messena86202/
Messien86197/
Metsina86164/
Mesoina86153/
Meisina86114/
Mesinay8696/
Meyssin8675/
Mession8673/
Missina8663/
Mesinai8650/
Mesgina8633/
Mesinga8631/
Mesinah8626/
Maesina8615/
Mescina865/
Medsina864/
Messinc863/
Messind862/
Messinò862/
Messyna862/
Messinn861/
Meesina861/
Mesigna861/
Mesinaz861/
Mõssina861/
Messint861/
Messuin861/
Mesin83771/
Missiona80562/
Missinga80375/
Messinou80342/
Mesainay8088/
Metshina8060/
Meshinga8041/
Messinne8028/
Messingo8017/
Messenga8014/
Mesinova8014/
Massinai809/
Mehshina805/
Meschina804/
Mehessin802/
Mossinha802/
Mohssina801/
Massinah801/
Mosseina801/
Misseina801/
Mesciona801/
Meshesna801/
Missgina801/
Missigna801/
Maesinha801/
Meessing800/
Messinck800/
Masina7739,298/
Mosina7710,173/
Mezina775,641/
Mysina771,422/
Messen771,076/
Misina771,002/
Meesin77915/
Mecina77814/
Mehsin77808/
Missin77447/
Mesing77207/
Meshin77162/
Mešina77101/
Mesena7741/
Meysin7723/
Mesyna7723/
Meisin7716/
Messyn776/
Metsin775/
Messén775/
Measin775/
Mexina773/
Mhesin772/
Mesinc772/
Mesgin772/
Mesink771/
Mescin771/
Messim771/
Miesin771/
Mjsina771/
Mesuin771/
Mesiña771/
Mexsin771/
Meçina771/
Meusin771/
Messingue75201/
Meshchina7582/
Metschina7555/
Mashshina752/
Moissinat752/
Messhenas752/
Messinová751/
Massineau751/
Massainna751/
Meusseuna751/
Missionga751/
Messinhou751/
Misssinga751/
M'Heissinatt741/
Mishina7142,733/
Mission7116,223/
Metsing714,878/
Mashina714,728/
Massena714,212/
Misgina713,950/
Mohsina713,296/
Mezzina712,506/
Meessen711,556/
Missing711,193/
Mecinas71960/
Messent71471/
Masinah71467/
Meissen71461/
Mahsina71455/
Moshina71441/
Miessen71436/
Misinga71421/
Maissin71400/
Meussen71349/
Messeng71346/
Meschin71249/
Mecinaj71236/
Metsena71234/
Misinah71228/
Meyssen71221/
Mechina71209/
Missena71198/
Mesenas71153/
Mezaina71151/
Meesing71142/
Mitsina71131/
Maisina71127/
Masaina71120/
Meysing71117/
Myshina71115/
Meising71110/
Meshyna71100/
Mässing7187/
Meshgin7170/
Meszéna7166/
Maasina7157/
Meishin7153/
Missino7151/
Medsing7145/
Mesenga7139/
Masinau7138/
Misinai7130/
Moissin7129/
Misaina7128/
Maysina7127/
Mescena7127/
Misinay7118/
Mesinos7117/
Misinaj7116/
Mezinaj7116/
Missien7114/
Moysina7112/
Meshino7111/
Mescino7111/
Mosinha7111/
Mesgena7110/
Masiena7110/
Mesoino719/
Moisina719/
Mouyssinat719/
Mehsing719/
Mehssen717/
Messehn717/
Masinai716/
Misinas716/
Misigna716/
Miscina713/
Meacina713/
Moseina713/
Masoina713/
Meshena713/
Mosaina713/
Messeno713/
Myssyna713/
Mehsena712/
Meeshin712/
Mosinai712/
Mesynga712/
Mecinaz712/
Meesena712/
Miseina711/
Misinad711/
Misuina711/
Meyshin711/
Mezoina711/
Mesenat711/
Mesineo711/
Messenn711/
Mhasina711/
Mhosina711/
Hmissin711/
Masinaa711/
Masinay711/
Mecinay711/
Meassen711/
Mosinay711/
Mexcina711/
Metsien711/
Metsind711/
Mešinas711/
Muisina711/
Misoina711/
Meschineau711/
Mescion711/
Meszena711/
Meszing711/
Metcina711/
Mesinou711/
Muysina711/
Mossena711/
Mossyna711/
Misinha711/
Mesenah711/
Mesieng711/
Mosinau710/
Mesen676,854/
Misin675,989/
Mezin672,821/
Mysin671,118/
Mishinga67863/
Missinou67761/
Missinne67515/
Mehessen67430/
Meçin67370/
Meşin67337/
Meijssen67170/
Mesim67132/
Messenou67100/
Mexin6781/
Moschina6774/
Mitshina6763/
Mahasina6744/
Myoshina6742/
Mesyn6730/
Meijsing6727/
Missingo6723/
Maisinga6716/
Mischina6715/
Mesén6711/
Misuinas6710/
Mayshina679/
Maschina678/
Meshchin677/
Misinova676/
Mesching676/
Metchina676/
Missenga675/
Metsieng675/
Meetsing675/
Missingh675/
Mecin674/
Mohshina674/
Masainay674/
Metsenat673/
Moyshina673/
Massenha673/
Maissing673/
Misginna673/
Mitsaina672/
Mesingue672/
Mascinha672/
Meesingh672/
Maishina671/
Maidsina671/
Mashinha671/
Maytsina671/
Maashina671/
Mecheina671/
Medsingh671/
Meessuen671/
Mishcina671/
Mishoina671/
Mishshin671/
Missinoy671/
Mitseina671/
Mitsshin671/
Mittsina671/
Meissenn671/
Meschind671/
Mesenova671/
Mysinova671/
Mohsinah671/
Moishina671/
Miesinei671/
Meshieno671/
Meusinho671/
Mashinaa671/
Macehina671/
Maysoina671/
Mouysina671/
Mouyssin671/
Moshinah671/
Metshino671/
Metsiney671/
Mettsing671/
Misuhina671/
Mishinat671/
Meissent671/
Mesèn671/
Mheissen671/
Mmetsing671/
Massinei671/
Moissing670/
Meszingo670/

Messina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messina in the Georgian language
მესსინაmessina-
Messina in the Russian language
Мессинаmessina-
Messina in the Arabic language
مسيناmsyna-

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