Esanye Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Esanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Esanye (149) may also be a first name.

Esanye Last Name Facts

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

Esanye is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Esanye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esanye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Esanye live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 754,880th most commonly used first name globally, held by 149 people.

The last name Esanye is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Esanye is mostly found in: Delta, where 73 percent live, Ogun, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esaniye9216/
Esanyie922/
Ehsaniye862/
Ehsanaye861/
Esange83477/
Esonye83206/
Esanay835/
Isanye833/
Esanae831/
Esanje831/
Ezanye831/
Esaney831/
Esangay77390/
Esionye77227/
Essagne77174/
Esaniyo7727/
Essaney7725/
Essange7718/
Ezeanye779/
Esaneyo774/
Esuonye773/
Esanejo773/
Ehsanie772/
Eshanee771/
Jesange771/
Eseanie771/
Essanue771/
Esaneya771/
Essangay7121/
Esangeyi714/
Jiesanay711/
Jessaney711/
Yessagne711/
Echanaye711/
Yeshanhe711/
Eisaniya711/
Hesanoyi711/
Esangayi711/
Esionoye711/
Isaanyie711/
Isanhaye711/
Ehsanejad67430/
Isange67194/
Isanoy67190/
Esaynejad67147/
Esonge6743/
Ezanie6727/
Ezonye6721/
Isanhe6720/
Esanja6710/
Oisanaiye675/
Ezeanyeyi675/
Isanay673/
Isonye673/
Ehizeanye673/
Isaney671/
Yessaigne671/
Ezanei671/
Isanae671/
Isanje671/
Ezanje671/
Esanhi671/
Hesamnaya671/
Isanue671/
Eisanejad671/
Ehichanye671/
Esanou671/
Iesanejad671/
Essanhajy671/
Esonie670/

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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 Esanye
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