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 surname Messit (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻴﺖ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Messit? popularity and diffusion
The last name Messit is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Messit occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Messit reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Messit is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most common in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 50 percent reside and Tagant Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Mauritania Messit is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 25 percent reside.
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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