Msa Surname

72,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Comoros

Msa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8471:36,5472,955
Comoros1,1931:62893
France6391:103,94815,344
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
India241:31,961,058386,265
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Msa (2,566) may also be a first name.

Msa Last Name Facts

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

Msa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺻﺎ, Russian: Мса) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Msa.

How Common Is The Last Name Msa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msa is the 72,808th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,076,765 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Msa reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 145,380th most common first name at a global level, borne by 2,566 people.

The last name Msa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,847 people, or 1 in 36,547. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 38 percent reside, Imo, where 20 percent reside and Benue, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Comoros, where 18 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Msa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Msa last name is principally Christian (70%) in Nigeria.

Msa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.24% less than the national average, earning R 134,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msau861,572/
Msai86541/
Mssa86173/
Msia86154/
Msas86122/
Msad86102/
Msaa8691/
Msah8668/
Msha8658/
Msca8628/
Msoa8610/
Msat8610/
M'Sa869/
Msea868/
Måsa868/
Hmsa865/
Msaj862/
Msap862/
Msza861/
Msay861/
Ms'a861/
Msuha759,204/
Msaad754,151/
Mshai751,372/
Msaid75665/
Msaya75252/
Msjah75171/
Msaih75142/
Mshah7545/
Msaud7525/
M'Sai7512/
Mshad7510/
Msaja759/
Mssad756/
Mshau756/
M'Sia756/
Msaat755/
Mmsha754/
Mshaa753/
Msgea753/
Msays752/
Hmsah752/
Msahe752/
Mssai752/
Msaha752/
Msaht751/
Mshea751/
Msuoa751/
Msioa751/
Msiua751/
Mësaj751/
Msahd751/
Msaaa751/
M'Sas751/
Mssah751/
Hmsia751/
Mssea751/
Mseha751/
Mhsai751/
M'Ssa751/
Mso6710,247/
Msi677,464/
Mse67827/
Mza67366/
M'Said67353/
Mshaid67206/
Mja67165/
Me'esa6759/
Hmsaid6754/
Msy6733/
Mëshaj6730/
Mësaja6726/
M'Saad6714/
Mssaad6713/
Mshaya6712/
Mssaid678/
Hmshah675/
Mxa674/
Msahat672/
M'Siah672/
Mmshah671/
Mshaad671/
M'Saâd671/
M'Saïd671/
Mshhad671/
Hmshha671/
Mmshaa671/

Msa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺻﺎmasa-
Msa in the Russian language
Мсаmsa-

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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 Msa
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