Missing Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Missing Surname Definition:

From Messing, a parish of Essex; or Messines (Flem. Meesen), a town of Belgium, W. Flanders. Misson is the name of a parish co. Notts; and Mison and Missen are surnames.

Missing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4101:1,870,89165,612
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Iran1511:508,49430,000
Cameroon1451:143,23515,918
England1211:460,48030,233
United States581:6,249,292299,206
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Missing (199) may also be a first name.

Missing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Messing, a parish of Essex; or Messines (Flem. Meesen), a town of Belgium, W. Flanders. Misson is the name of a parish co. Notts; and Mison and Missen are surnames.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Missing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Missing is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Missing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 314,680th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Missing are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Missing is also the 642,605th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 199 people.

The surname Missing is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 1,870,891. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 83 percent are found, Odisha, where 6 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Barring India this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.

Missing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Missing has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Missing surname increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Missing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Missing surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Missing earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning R 275,244 per year and in United States they earn 15.06% more than the national average, earning $49,647 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Missiong93662/
Missingh935/
Maissing933/
Moissing930/
Mising92848/
Missin92447/
Miossiong881/
Missingue881/
Mission8616,223/
Messing867,400/
Maissin86400/
Maising86137/
Meising86110/
Mässing8687/
Missina8663/
Miesing8639/
Misseng8635/
Moissin8629/
Müssing8627/
Mussing8620/
Misieng8620/
Mishing8617/
Missien8614/
Mitsing8614/
Muising866/
Midsing862/
Moising861/
Hmissin861/
Misin835,989/
Maissingue8211/
Missinne80515/
Meijsing8027/
Messings8010/
Muessing807/
Messieng802/
Moitsing802/
Maisingh801/
Mishshin801/
Missoeng801/
Mitsshin801/
Miesingh801/
Meussing801/
Misching801/
Mussieng801/
Mmitsing801/
Meessing800/
Meishing800/
Mishin7731,818/
Missen772,042/
Messin771,063/
Maisin77818/
Moisin77798/
Miting77353/
Muisin77261/
Mitsin77250/
Miseng77236/
Mesing77207/
Musing77174/
Müsing77146/
Mäsing7791/
Mysing7738/
Miscin7722/
Meisin7716/
Misien7714/
Miosin7713/
Missim775/
Mizing774/
Mihsin772/
Miesin771/
Mixing771/
Misind771/
Missengue753,815/
Messingue75201/
Maisingue7522/
Misshchin751/
Messingke751/
Middsingh750/
Messina7195,042/
Mishina7142,733/
Metsing714,878/
Misaeng714,845/
Maissen711,186/
Miching71574/
Meissen71461/
Messink71453/
Miessen71436/
Messeng71346/
Messien71197/
Mitting71165/
Muesing71154/
Meesing71142/
Meysing71117/
Mischin71100/
Meyssin7175/
Mession7173/
Meishin7153/
Maiseng7150/
Medsing7145/
Maizing7139/
Mishion7124/
Mhissen7121/
Misienė7119/
Meshing7118/
Maisien7115/
Messingová7114/
Maiting7114/
Meiting7113/
Musseng7111/
Maissengue7111/
Moiting7111/
Midting7110/
Mitseng719/
Mehsing719/
Meixing718/
Maishin718/
Moissen717/
Meusing715/
Misyong714/
Miscina713/
Messinc713/
Moiseng713/
Messind712/
Miscion712/
Maaisin711/
Mijssen711/
Messinn711/
Musingh711/
Maissengne711/
Maissim711/
Moysing711/
Mijsink711/
Moihsin711/
Moissyn711/
Missaen711/
Misheng711/
Mesuing711/
Meszing711/
Mesings711/
Mühsing711/
Messint711/
Muiseng711/
Messuin711/
Mesieng711/
Maisink711/
Missent710/
Misgink710/
Mitin6720,149/
Maing6711,435/
Mizin672,458/
Mysin671,118/
Misen67792/
Mesin67771/
Muing67498/
Moing67245/
Mićin67170/
Meijssen67170/
Micin67151/
Mishchin6784/
Meing6770/
Misim6737/
Maysseng6735/
Mixin6729/
Messinne6728/
Maiching6728/
Mmitseng6725/
Maysingh6718/
Misne6718/
Mitingue6718/
Mischina6715/
Mişin6714/
Mičin6710/
Mitching677/
Maisaeng677/
Misinova676/
Mesching676/
Hmusseng676/
Mhaissen676/
M'Hissen675/
'Mitseng675/
Metsieng675/
Meetsing675/
Meisheng674/
Meiching672/
Mhing672/
Mehessin672/
Mesingue672/
Meesingh672/
Maishina671/
Medsingh671/
Mishcina671/
Meissenn671/
Moishina671/
Maishion671/
Maissene671/
Maitcing671/
Mouyssin671/
Mettsing671/
Moisaeng671/
Moisienė671/
Mitingke671/
Missenne671/
Meissent671/
Mheissen671/
Mmetsing671/
Messinck670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Missing
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