Messit Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Messit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Messit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messit (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻴﺖ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Messit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Messit is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Messit live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 50 percent are found and Tagant Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Messit exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and Algeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messit in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻴﺖ | msyt | - |
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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
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- 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 Messit
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