Messinou Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Messinou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 333 | 1:31,038 | 4,096 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Messinou (20) may also be a first name.
Messinou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messinou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Messinou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messinou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 814,680th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Messinou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Messinou is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 20 people.
Messinou is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 31,038. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 41 percent reside, Mono Department, where 23 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Benin it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Messinou
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