Misamis Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Misamis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misamis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6631:152,69725,404
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Misamis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Misamis occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misamis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 487,389th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Misamis live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 152,697. In The Philippines Misamis is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 24 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 16 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 15 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Misamis is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Misamis Last Name Statistics demography

Misamis earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

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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 Misamis
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