Ms Surname

22,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21,3331:6,199793
India1,8311:418,93221,981
Iran5441:141,14412,658
Guinea1671:70,861761
Malaysia961:307,23216,754
Taiwan661:355,2232,819
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Guyana91:84,6916,279
China51:273,464,31313,838
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ms (15,041) may also be a first name.

Ms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ms (Hindi: एमएस, Russian: Мс) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,455th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 301,288 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ms reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,295th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 15,041 people.

The surname Ms is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 21,333 people, or 1 in 6,199. In Indonesia Ms is mostly found in: West Java, where 21 percent live, East Java, where 10 percent live and Jakarta, where 6 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Ms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ms surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

Ms earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning $33,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msh801,625/
Hms801,396/
Mse80827/
Mss80195/
Mst80148/
Msp80120/
Msd8032/
Msj8020/
Møs8014/
Msz807/
Mms803/
Mős801/
Mås801/
Mmss67168/
Msce67131/
Åmås6777/
Møst6775/
Møss6754/
Mshe6751/
Måsø6746/
Mssh6730/
Msse6725/
Mmsj6721/
Mmsh6710/
Mshh679/
Mssz676/
Mmse674/
Møse673/
Mshp672/
Msjh672/
Mstd672/
Hmst671/
Mssp671/
Mzhs671/
Msht671/
Msch671/
Msbp671/
Hmsj671/
Mmsd671/
Hmse671/
Mhsd671/
Mmsz671/

Ms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ms in the Hindi language
एमएसema'esa-
Ms in the Russian language
Мсms-

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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 Ms
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis