Messsoud Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Messsoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Messsoud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messsoud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Messsoud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Messsoud? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Messsoud live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Messsoud is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 17 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 17 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Messsoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messsoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ | mswd | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Messsoud
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