Missia Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Greece

Missia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Missia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast581:397,78013,651
Greece301:369,32650,921
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Israel121:713,13647,700
Austria101:851,54467,454
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Missia (179) may also be a first name.

Missia Last Name Facts

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

Missia is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Missia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Missia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Missia occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Missia live; 24 percent live in Central Africa and 23 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 179 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 397,780. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Lagunes District, where 50 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 36 percent reside and Comoé District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Missia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Missia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Missia surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Missias925,339/
Missiha9253/
Missiah924/
Misshia922/
Missiaa921/
Maissia921/
Meissia921/
Misia91836/
Missagia86199/
Maissiat86103/
Hmaissia863/
Meissias861/
Missiayi861/
Missio832,270/
Messia831,360/
Miscia83751/
Misias83363/
Moisia83210/
Mitsia83146/
Maisia8357/
Mishia8346/
Misiah8345/
Misiha8317/
Mussia837/
Muisia833/
Missea833/
Misiae831/
Misiaz831/
Méssia831/
Messias77134,966/
Messiha772,107/
Messiah771,114/
Messiad77836/
Missios77324/
Mitsias77121/
Misiasz7743/
Mischia7740/
Missiho7726/
Misseha7711/
Mishiha779/
Meisiah777/
Maisiah776/
Misieah774/
Messiat773/
Misaiya772/
Maishia772/
Misseau772/
Messiaz772/
Mieshia771/
Maisias771/
Meihsia771/
Meishia771/
Meisias771/
Mussiah771/
Muessia771/
Moissea771/
Maisiat771/
Mitshia771/
Mussiaa771/
Hmaisia771/
Messiaa771/
Mioshia770/
Mesia735,685/
Musia731,618/
Misja73670/
Misea73351/
Misya73105/
Mixia7312/
Mísia731/
Messieha7133/
Missihou7123/
Messiasz7123/
Maisihah7115/
Meessiha715/
Misaiyad714/
Mussaiya714/
Messiass712/
Maisaiya711/
Messihad711/
Maisaiia711/
Meessias711/
Messiaad711/
Missaiyo711/
Mesias6720,301/
Mussio672,720/
Mishio67970/
Mescia67890/
Michia67825/
Miscio67579/
Mushia67421/
Mesiha67414/
Musiah67230/
Meisya67206/
Messio67123/
Maisya67122/
Musiha67108/
Mesiah67105/
Misiho67104/
Metsia6753/
Mičija6749/
Messea6734/
Mesxia6728/
Meshia6724/
Mishya6723/
Meixia6721/
Misyah6718/
Mishea6717/
Hmisja6713/
Meesia6713/
Micija6711/
Mesiad6710/
Messía677/
Measia676/
Misjah674/
Misseo674/
Medsia674/
Míssio673/
Misyat673/
Moisea672/
Mesjia672/
Maixia672/
Moysia672/
Missyo672/
Mesiaz672/
Mussya672/
Myshia671/
Meysia671/
Messiaoud671/
Mihsya671/
Mhisya671/
Moisya671/
Muhsia671/
Mitshiayi671/
Miscea671/
Mehsia671/
Mesiaa671/
Muusia671/
Muisya671/
Miseah671/
Misjad671/
Misjai671/
Mijsja671/
Maisea671/
Mesgia670/

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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 Missia
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