Esan Surname
Approximately 18,426 people bear this surname
Esan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15,604 | 1:11,352 | 1,183 |
| India | 466 | 1:1,646,063 | 60,148 |
| Iran | 421 | 1:182,381 | 15,123 |
| Indonesia | 388 | 1:340,848 | 29,628 |
| Moldova | 376 | 1:9,472 | 1,597 |
| Turkey | 241 | 1:322,910 | 20,792 |
| England | 238 | 1:234,109 | 19,389 |
| United States | 215 | 1:1,685,856 | 112,021 |
| Pakistan | 94 | 1:1,900,467 | 18,692 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Ešan (22) & Eşan (18) are calculated separately.
Esan (4,439) may also be a first name.
Esan Demographics
Average Male Esan Height
171.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Esan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Esan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Esan (Georgian: ესან, Hindi: एसान, Marathi: एसान, Oriya: ଏସାନ, Russian: Есан) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ešan or Eşan. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Esan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Esan is the 29,119th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 395,503 people. The last name Esan occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Esan live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Esan is also the 103,425th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 4,439 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15,604 people, or 1 in 11,352. In Nigeria Esan is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 27 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Esan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Esan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 7,933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,654 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Esan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Esan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Esan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.65% more than the national average, earning $59,944 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Esan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Esan in the Georgian language | ||
| ესან | esan | - |
| Esan in the Marathi language | ||
| एसान | esana | 75 |
| एसाण | esana | 12.5 |
| अॅसन | aesana | 12.5 |
| Esan in the Hindi language | ||
| एसान | esana | 70 |
| ऐसान | aisana | 12.61 |
| एसन | esana | 12.17 |
| एसां | esam | 1.96 |
| ेसन | esana | 1.52 |
| ऐसां | aisam | 0.87 |
| एसं | esam | 0.22 |
| Esan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏସାନ | esana | 52.83 |
| ଏସନ | esana | 18.87 |
| ଏସାନ୍ | esan | 11.32 |
| ଏଶାନ | esana | 3.77 |
| ଏସନ୍ | esan | 3.77 |
| େଶକ୍ | esak | 1.89 |
| ଏଷାନ୍ | esan | 1.89 |
| ଏଷଁା | esama | 1.89 |
| ଏଶାନ୍ | esan | 1.89 |
| Esan in the Russian language | ||
| Есан | esan | - |
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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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- 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 Esan
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