Nessa Forename
86,539th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 5,908 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland
Nessa Forename Definition:
NESSIE. As these are respectively the Scottish and Manx diminutives of Agnes, so Nest.
Read More About This ForenameNessa Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 1,003 | 1:361,453 | 10,601 |
| India | 98% | 899 | 1:1,351,366 | 80,245 |
| Philippines | 99% | 818 | 1:129,596 | 6,677 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| Ireland | 100% | 551 | 1:8,427 | 653 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 483 | 1:534,086 | 39,468 |
| England | 100% | 474 | 1:117,306 | 4,208 |
| Brazil | - | 154 | 1:1,391,144 | 32,913 |
| Jamaica | - | 137 | 1:21,045 | 1,708 |
| Portugal | - | 83 | 1:125,432 | 3,169 |
| Ivory Coast | 97% | 81 | 1:284,888 | 12,710 |
| Canada | 100% | 74 | 1:447,748 | 12,278 |
| Russia | 100% | 71 | 1:2,031,461 | 13,668 |
| South Africa | 94% | 33 | 1:1,652,505 | 52,695 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 28 | 1:771,804 | 21,901 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Australia | - | 26 | 1:525,293 | 8,160 |
| Germany | 100% | 20 | 1:4,833,894 | 19,927 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 17 | 1:994,240 | 17,340 |
| Uganda | 100% | 17 | 1:2,409,231 | 29,243 |
| France | 100% | 16 | 1:4,154,396 | 18,164 |
| Scotland | 100% | 15 | 1:356,691 | 5,068 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 14 | 1:2,174,996 | 61,888 |
| Belgium | 100% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| Thailand | 100% | 11 | 1:6,369,619 | 106,118 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 11 | 1:741,119 | 53,497 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Malawi | 67% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 9 | 1:19,757 | 2,072 |
| Spain | - | 8 | 1:5,816,246 | 16,159 |
| Iran | - | 7 | 1:11,213,838 | 30,178 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Finland | 100% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Nigeria | 75% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Moldova | - | 4 | 1:890,285 | 4,314 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Argentina | - | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Peru | - | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Nepal | 100% | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Israel | 50% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Tuvalu | - | 1 | 1:11,131 | 89 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
The alternate forms: Nêssa (10) & Néssa (1) are calculated separately.
Nessa (292,565) may also be a surname.
Nessa Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
NESSIE. As these are respectively the Scottish and Manx diminutives of Agnes, so Nest.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
User-submitted Reference
The name Neesa, Nesa, Nisa, or Nessa has two possible origins.
(Hebrew) It means 'new beginning'.
(Scandinavian) It means 'little elf'.
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Nessa Demographics
Average Nessa Salary in
United States
$48,281 USD
Per year
Rank:
144,231 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00025243
Rank: 11,319 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
110.92%
Sample size: 431 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Nessa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nessa in the Russian language | ||
| Несса | nessa | - |
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