Messo Surname

146,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Messo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3781:38,4194,423
Cameroon6151:33,7714,551
Congo2601:19,1892,255
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Finland731:75,2978,270
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Benin411:252,08822,137
Angola361:749,7002,649
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Meššo (7) are calculated separately.

Messo (550) may also be a first name.

Messo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Messo (Hindi: मेस्सो, Russian: Мессо) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Meššo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Messo is the 146,068th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,399,587 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Messo reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 359,069th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 550 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,378 people, or 1 in 38,419. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mara Region, where 38 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 37 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and The Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Messo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Messo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Messo last name increased 169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Messo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Messo surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Messo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messou914,991/
Messop91255/
Messgo91217/
Messoa91206/
Messoh91177/
Measso91142/
Maesso91102/
Miesso9125/
Meisso919/
Messos916/
Messoo916/
Messod915/
Messot911/
Messoy911/
Mhesso911/
Meesso910/
Meso898,966/
Meššo877/
Messoud8330,560/
Messous834,094/
Messoup8388/
Messouh8332/
Metssou834/
Miessou833/
Messood831/
Messuod831/
M'Messo831/
Messhot831/
Messoha831/
Messooh831/
Messout831/
Messa8012,755/
Mosso8012,021/
Masso8011,608/
Mesas804,795/
Maeso804,096/
Mesho803,938/
Misso802,721/
Metso801,714/
Mesot80454/
Mesoo80278/
Meeso80198/
Mesgo8097/
Mesoh8091/
Mmeso8090/
Mesio8053/
Mesop8038/
Mesos8030/
Mieso8030/
Mheso8015/
Moeso8010/
Meuso808/
Mesoy807/
Measo806/
Mesou806/
Mgeso805/
Mesoi805/
Mesod804/
Meiso802/
Mösso802/
Medso801/
Mässo801/
Messouss7712/
Messsoud777/
Meassoud771/
Meissoud771/
Messoudh771/
M'Messou771/
Meyzssoh771/
Messouch771/
Messhoud771/
Massho7310,662/
Meissa735,561/
Messad734,287/
Measho734,213/
Messah733,510/
Messas731,941/
Massoh731,124/
Meshoo73877/
Mesoud73815/
Messat73497/
Missoh73480/
Massoy73264/
Miosso73219/
Missou73199/
Mossoh73181/
Massoi73143/
Maisso73137/
Missos73131/
Miessa73122/
Meyssa7384/
Metsos7378/
Mossoy7373/
'Metso7368/
Maasso7361/
Meisho7361/
Messeu7357/
Metsas7357/
Moessa7353/
Metsio7350/
Meshot7346/
Mossoi7341/
Metsop7340/
Metsou7333/
Mesoup7328/
Meïssa7328/
Metsoh7327/
Mesash7325/
Maessa7324/
Missot7324/
Messaa7324/
Mesaus7318/
Massoo7316/
Meshoa7314/
Maesho7313/
Missuo7312/
Messaï7312/
Mesood7311/
Metsho7310/
Mesous7310/
Mesout739/
Maesoh738/
Maysso738/
Measoa738/
Moisso737/
Moesio736/
Meesho736/
Meisas735/
Massuo735/
Maesoi735/
Missoy734/
Mgessa734/
Meussa734/
Mesgou734/
Mesioy734/
Missoa734/
Mesìas734/
Miesho734/
Messau733/
Messap733/
Meassa733/
Maïsso733/
Messaz733/
Missoi732/
Meesoo732/
Mescho732/
Meshas732/
Meshou732/
Messha732/
Meitso732/
Meysoh732/
Moïsso732/
Missop732/
Meesod732/
Mehsuo731/
Myssou731/
Meisço731/
Maísso731/
Maesoy731/
Meysod731/
Moesoi731/
Mmessa731/
Mehtso731/
Meshod731/
Mesouh731/
Meisuo731/
Moesho731/
Mmetso731/
Medsoh731/
Measzo731/
Mehsoh731/
Mehsoo731/
Mesuod731/
Meusoh731/
Meetso730/
Mesoph730/
Muisso730/
Mesa67213,266/
Maso6717,430/
Mezo6717,419/
Moso675,506/
Miso673,940/
Messaad672,328/
Meço671,760/
Metsios67474/
Massouh67408/
Maissou67281/
Messast67221/
Masscho67209/
Missoup67159/
Messadh67104/
Myso6785/
Messaud6768/
Messach6768/
Messeau6757/
Mešo6756/
Missoud6755/
Missout6747/
Meyssat6736/
Messaut6730/
Messaha6727/
M'Eissa6726/
Meissat6717/
Missous6712/
Missoux6712/
Hmissou678/
Mehsouz677/
Mehssas675/
Meeshod675/
Mahasso674/
Meshsha673/
Meitsop673/
Messaux673/
Meshood673/
Mexo673/
Meisssa672/
Mossouh672/
Mehsous672/
Maassoh672/
Messass672/
Meesoud671/
Meishuo671/
Meisoud671/
Mes'oud671/
Messatt671/
Moissou671/
Meassah671/
Measoud671/
Messaat671/
Mitssuo671/
Masssoi671/
Masssou671/
Maisseo671/
Maissoa671/
Maissoh671/
Measood671/
Meusseu671/
Metsouh671/
Mećo671/
Missoit671/
Missouï671/
Mejsasz671/
Mehsout671/
Mehesoh671/
Messa'a671/
Massooh671/
Missouh671/
Meshash671/
Meshoud671/
Messads671/
Metssat671/
Meishou671/
Mmessad671/
Meedsoh671/
Meeshoy671/
Miessha670/
Meshaus670/

Messo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messo in the Hindi language
मेस्सोmes'so-
Messo in the Russian language
Мессоmesso-

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