Mission Surname
Approximately 16,223 people bear this surname
Mission Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 11,352 | 1:8,918 | 822 |
| Malawi | 1,438 | 1:11,905 | 1,842 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Nigeria | 859 | 1:206,220 | 12,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 806 | 1:10,116 | 848 |
| Tanzania | 133 | 1:398,057 | 28,212 |
| India | 110 | 1:6,973,322 | 154,831 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Afghanistan | 33 | 1:974,339 | 9,366 |
| Burkina Faso | 33 | 1:556,124 | 7,330 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Mission (3,407) may also be a first name.
Mission Demographics
Mission Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
Mission Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mission in the Bengali language | ||
| মিশন | misana | - |
| Mission in the Oriya language | ||
| ମିଶନ | misana | - |
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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 Mission
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