Mission Surname

32,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Mission Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mission Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines11,3521:8,918822
Malawi1,4381:11,9051,842
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Nigeria8591:206,22012,296
Papua New Guinea8061:10,116848
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
India1101:6,973,322154,831
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
Israel501:171,15317,369
Canada481:767,61660,775
Belgium351:328,47637,084
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Afghanistan331:974,3399,366
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
England301:1,857,26974,552
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
France151:4,428,181244,602
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Qatar61:393,00055,922
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Mission (3,407) may also be a first name.

Mission Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mission (Bengali: মিশন, Oriya: ମିଶନ) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mission? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,771st most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 449,211 people. The last name Mission occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Mission live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Mission is also the 121,983rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 3,407 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11,352 people, or 1 in 8,918. In The Philippines Mission is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 25 percent live, Calabarzon, where 12 percent live and Central Visayas, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 9 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Mission Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mission has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mission surname increased 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mission Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (59%) in Nigeria.

The amount Mission earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.83% more than the national average, earning R 318,036 per year; in United States they earn 51.75% more than the national average, earning $65,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $52,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Missiong93662/
Missione93149/
Misssion934/
Missihon931/
Miession930/
Misson922,832/
Missin92447/
Mision92408/
Missihoun882,422/
Missong867,178/
Moisson863,209/
Missing861,193/
Maissin86400/
Maisson86205/
Missian8682/
Mession8673/
Missina8663/
Misiong8651/
Meisson8651/
Moissin8629/
Missone8628/
Mishion8624/
Missien8614/
Moision8612/
Misione8612/
Missoun866/
Maision863/
Miesson863/
Mitsion863/
Missiom862/
Miscion862/
Misshon861/
Mussion861/
Muisson861/
Hmissin861/
Mixsion861/
Misin835,989/
Mison832,842/
Misssihoun822/
Miscione80572/
Missinne80515/
Muijsson8075/
Maissian8025/
Maissoun8025/
Maissong8014/
Missoune8010/
Missingh805/
Missoten804/
Missonne803/
Maissing803/
Missiant803/
Mishshin801/
Missiane801/
Missoing801/
Missongq801/
Mitsshin801/
Missjohn801/
Maishion801/
Moisasin801/
Missoung801/
Misihoun801/
Missiang801/
Moissing800/
Mishin7731,818/
Maison7715,812/
Misong772,489/
Missen772,042/
Mixson771,898/
Moison771,884/
Messin771,063/
Messon77963/
Mitson77877/
Mising77848/
Midson77825/
Maisin77818/
Moisin77798/
Mishon77660/
Missan77575/
Muisin77261/
Mitsin77250/
Misian77148/
Meison77134/
Mysson7795/
Miszon7793/
Mesion7741/
Missom7732/
Misgon7730/
Misión7728/
Missão7725/
Miscin7722/
Misone7721/
Misoon7718/
Meisin7716/
Misián7715/
Mixion7714/
Misien7714/
Miosin7713/
Misyon7710/
Micion776/
Missim775/
Miseon772/
Misont772/
Mihsin772/
Misioń772/
Misxon771/
Misoun771/
Muison771/
Miesin771/
Mihson771/
Misind771/
Misiòn771/
Misoen771/
Mieson770/
Missotten75728/
Maissoung75218/
Messihoun7521/
Meggisson758/
Missonova757/
Misionová755/
Missehoun754/
Maissoune752/
Maiscione751/
Michassin751/
Missingue751/
Mitshihon751/
Misshchin751/
Messina7195,042/
Mishina7142,733/
Missoum7113,861/
Messing717,400/
Miessan712,240/
Misajon712,207/
Maissen711,186/
Mishong71623/
Missang71483/
Meissen71461/
Messink71453/
Miessen71436/
Messian71363/
Measson71363/
Misonne71318/
Missant71259/
Maissan71247/
Messien71197/
Meysson71197/
Muysson71144/
Maising71137/
Mischon71130/
Misiang71126/
Meising71110/
Messong71109/
Mischin71100/
Moijson7190/
Mässing7187/
Messone7184/
Meyssin7175/
Moisian7169/
Meishin7153/
Meissan7139/
Mitchassin7137/
Metsson7136/
Misseng7135/
Meisian7131/
Misgian7126/
Messoun7126/
Maisoun7123/
Mhissen7121/
Misieng7120/
Maisong7119/
Misienė7119/
Mihshon7116/
Mishian7116/
Misosng7115/
Maisien7115/
Mitsing7114/
Maisoon7113/
Maisian7112/
Maishon7112/
Maitson7111/
Maissingue7111/
Micione7110/
Meisong7110/
Misotin7110/
Maisone719/
Mussian719/
Maishin718/
Maisont718/
Misehon718/
Moissen717/
Moisoen717/
Moissan716/
Mishone716/
Misatin716/
Muising716/
Mishoun716/
Misyong714/
Missanh714/
Moisoun714/
Mizihon714/
Miscina713/
Messinc713/
Maysson712/
Midsing712/
Messind712/
Messiom712/
Midtson712/
Moidson712/
Missiam712/
Maidson711/
Maysion711/
Maaisin711/
Misheon711/
Misiand711/
Misoong711/
Missomg711/
Mihsong711/
Mijssen711/
Mithson711/
Michion711/
Meitson711/
Messinn711/
Moising711/
Missoym711/
Misoune711/
Metsion711/
Misosen711/
Maissim711/
Maissom711/
Maissón711/
Majsson711/
Moysson711/
Mijsink711/
Moihsin711/
Moissyn711/
Mishsan711/
Missaen711/
Miscian711/
Mescion711/
Mushion711/
Mihssan711/
Misiane711/
Missgan711/
Messint711/
Moisoon711/
Messuin711/
Mesiong711/
Maisink711/
Maixson711/
Meesson710/
Missent710/
Musseon710/
Mixssan710/
Mittson710/
Mixon6716,464/
Misan672,642/
Mizin672,458/
Meson671,619/
Mizon671,471/
Mysin671,118/
Meggison671,105/
Myson67981/
Misen67792/
Mesin67771/
Misom67296/
Messiant67283/
Maisoung67236/
Maissant67199/
Mićin67170/
Meijssen67170/
Micin67151/
Midtsian6784/
Mishchin6784/
Mishatin6773/
Muishond6768/
Moissant6766/
Mischian6755/
Mišon6752/
Misim6737/
Misyatin6735/
Mixin6729/
Messinne6728/
Meijsing6727/
Messiane6727/
Maissoum6722/
Misán6718/
Misonova6717/
Mischina6715/
Mişon6715/
Mişin6714/
Mesiotin6711/
Mičin6710/
Missangh6710/
Messoung677/
Maggison676/
Misinova676/
Mhaissen676/
Maisatin675/
M'Hissen675/
Meissoum675/
Messoune674/
Messiand674/
Mehssoun674/
Mayssoun674/
Michione673/
Mayssian672/
Misotten672/
Missanhe672/
Mehessin672/
Messiean672/
Mhussian672/
Maishone672/
Moitsing672/
Maisoong672/
Maishina671/
Maisingh671/
Meesiong671/
Misautin671/
Mischong671/
Mishcina671/
Meissenn671/
Mesasing671/
Moishina671/
Misssoum671/
Misão671/
Méson671/
M'Messon671/
Maishoun671/
Maisotne671/
Maissang671/
Maissene671/
Muggison671/
Mouyssin671/
Meyssone671/
Mhisiaan671/
Moisienė671/
Moissand671/
Moissang671/
Missiham671/
Mitsoune671/
Missagne671/
Missenne671/
Misching671/
Meissent671/
Messiaan671/
Messiang671/
Messonne671/
Mheissen671/
Mishiane671/
Maisiane671/
Mmissoum671/
Mmitsing671/
Muhssian671/
Misciane671/
Maisiang671/
Meessing670/
Messinck670/
Moggison670/

Mission Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mission in the Bengali language
মিশনmisana-
Mission in the Oriya language
ମିଶନmisana-

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