Messum Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Messum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
Canada381:969,62173,252
Wales141:221,03813,576
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Messum (20) may also be a first name.

Messum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Messum has its highest incidence in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Messum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,290,735th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Messum reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles. Messum is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 41 percent are found, Hampshire, where 13 percent are found and Berkshire, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England Messum is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Messum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Messum has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Messum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Messum surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Messum earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $48,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messoum92139/
Mesum9134/
Messoume8617/
Meissoum865/
Meyssoum861/
Miessoum861/
Messom83357/
Massum8350/
Maesum8325/
Mossum8321/
Meesum8321/
Missum8319/
Mesium8312/
Measum835/
Messun835/
Mehsum835/
Mesoum831/
Mesume831/
Mesaum830/
Missoum7713,861/
Messoun7726/
Missaum774/
Mehsoum773/
Misseum772/
Medsoum771/
Messune771/
Mozssum771/
Mojssum771/
Metshum771/
Metsoum771/
Meysoum771/
Messuin771/
Meassom771/
Meshaum770/
Masum7396,539/
Mesüm7375/
Mesun7359/
Mosum7351/
Misum7343/
Mesom7312/
Mexum732/
Mezum731/
Maissoum7122/
Messoung717/
Mayssoum714/
Maassoum714/
Messoune714/
Mehssoun714/
Metsoume712/
Hmassoum711/
Mmissoum711/
Misssoum711/
Messuine711/
Mashum671,564/
Messon67963/
Measom67450/
Mishum67320/
Maasum67266/
Mechum67233/
Maisum67176/
Mahsum67137/
Missun67117/
Meesom6756/
Mesgun6733/
Missom6732/
Hmasum6723/
Misume6722/
Mezoum6722/
Ma'sum6721/
Mesung6718/
Moshum6714/
Majsum677/
Meshun677/
Misoum675/
Mesoom674/
Mehsun674/
Mosoum674/
Misium673/
Masaum673/
Mohsum672/
Meisun672/
Messón672/
Misgum671/
Mujsum671/
Meesun671/
Meysun671/
Mesuin671/
Meisom671/
Mesune671/
Meyssoune671/
Measun670/

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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 Messum
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