Mressa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Mressa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Mressa (78) may also be a first name.
Mressa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mressa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mressa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mressa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Mressa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mressa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mressa is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 78 people.
The surname Mressa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania Mressa is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 80 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 6 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mressa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mresa | 91 | 368 | / |
| Mairessa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mrissa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Mresse | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mresah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mresat | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mressi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mrassa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mresia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mrossa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mresha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mreesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mreshaj | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mayresa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mressie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mresser | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mreisat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mairesa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mrisa | 73 | 1,836 | / |
| Mrosa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mreça | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mrasa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mreza | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mresy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mrosso | 67 | 7,907 | / |
| Mrisha | 67 | 566 | / |
| Mrecha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mrysza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mrissi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mreese | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mrasay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mreshi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mrisse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mrissy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mrasai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mresho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mrasha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mrisat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mretsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mreesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairessou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrresi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrosha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrisad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrezaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merhsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mreces | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Mressa
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