Miss Surname

46,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Miss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4,4991:7,663993
Mexico2,9121:42,6262,369
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Afghanistan2041:157,6143,312
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
India1471:5,218,132128,839
China1461:9,365,216605
England1241:449,33929,774
France761:873,983102,402
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Togo91:805,3086,372
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Miśś (1) & Míšš (1) are calculated separately.

Miss (49,219) may also be a first name.

Miss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Miss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺲ, Marathi: मीस) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Miśś or Míšš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,652nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 655,827 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Miss are found; 41 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 18,751st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 49,219 people.

The surname Miss is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 4,499 people, or 1 in 7,663. Excluding Morocco it exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 26 percent reside and Chad, where 11 percent reside.

Miss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Miss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Miss surname grew 816 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Miss Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Miss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.1% less than the national average, earning $31,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% less than the national average, earning $41,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Misse893,430/
Meiss891,280/
Miess891,106/
Maiss89275/
Moiss89194/
Missh8917/
Muiss8911/
Misst893/
Misss892/
Missj891/
Mihss891/
Mis8617,396/
Miśś831/
Meisse802,113/
Moisse801,609/
Maisse801,337/
Muisse8080/
Misstt803/
Moisss801/
M'Isse801/
Misshe801/
Mhaiss801/
Hmaiss801/
Midsse800/
Missce800/
Mischs800/
Muis7521,837/
Mais756,519/
Meis756,297/
Mish755,751/
Mies755,748/
Mise755,430/
Mois753,477/
Mess753,391/
Mist751,897/
Misz75534/
Mijs75334/
Mjss75260/
Mios7555/
Myss7527/
Mäss7519/
Misd7514/
Mihs757/
Hmis753/
Mixs752/
Misp752/
Misj751/
Míšš751/
Misė751/
Misx751/
M'Eisse7330/
D'Meiss7317/
Missová739/
Missche737/
Missova736/
M'Oisse731/
Moissse731/
Meggiss730/
Mi671,427,498/
Moise67116,854/
Muise675,878/
Meise674,830/
Messe674,521/
Misch674,445/
Maish672,226/
Meijs672,084/
Moish671,848/
Maise671,480/
Muijs67803/
Moist67677/
Mhais67399/
Mhise67300/
Mishe67205/
Mysse6788/
Miehs6788/
Maijs6779/
Maits6764/
Meess6761/
Meist6758/
Mijts6758/
Mitse6747/
Meihs6743/
Moits6742/
Misze6741/
Maihs6739/
Meuss6737/
Messh6737/
Meish6736/
Mayss6725/
Muits6717/
Misht6717/
Miesz6712/
Maist6712/
Meisz6711/
Maais6710/
M'Ies678/
Muish677/
Meshs675/
Moissova674/
Meyss674/
Meits673/
Mhish673/
Medss673/
Mmhis673/
Misce673/
Muisp672/
Mihsh672/
Mmise672/
Hmais672/
Moids672/
Maissová671/
Mijjs671/
Mejss671/
Messt671/
Mhess671/
Moisz671/
Hmies671/
Hmizs671/
D'Meisse671/
D'Meisss671/
Meass671/
Messd671/
Mijhs671/
Moiës671/
Mgess671/
Midst671/
Midse671/
Mmist671/
Messs671/
Hmish671/
Maids670/
Miesh670/
Meids670/
Mirzs670/
Mistt670/

Miss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺲmys-
Miss in the Marathi language
मीसmisa-

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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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  • 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 Miss
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