Globally, Мессия (Messias 
, Messiah 
, Messiya 
) is a common male first name. The forename Мессия is characteristic of Brazil, where it is quite a common male name, Angola, where it is quite a rare male name, and Portugal. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Also, Мессия is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Messias | Angola, Portugal, United States, Brazil, Mozambique |
| Messiah | Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, South Africa, Ghana |
| Messiya | India, Thailand |
| Мессия | Russia |
Мессия is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Messiah in Judaism , the future savior and liberator figure in Jewish eschatology; Messias , the operatic character in the opera Paradise Lost by Krzysztof Penderecki and Messiah ben Joseph .