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

Messum is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Messum are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. Messum is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 41 percent reside, Hampshire, where 13 percent reside and Berkshire, where 11 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Wales, where 8 percent reside.

Messum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Messum has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Messum surname grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Messum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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