Esau Surname

23,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tonga

Esau Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Hairy [Hebrew Esáv]

Esau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,5201:5,691719
Nigeria2,6911:65,8284,823
Malawi1,6991:10,0761,563
United States1,6001:226,53721,882
Canada1,2511:29,4533,854
Germany1,1441:70,3728,968
Tanzania1,0311:51,3505,704
Papua New Guinea8661:9,415765
Tonga4551:23650
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Samoa3651:531147
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Namibia2761:8,7301,691
Uganda2211:176,64814,830
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Malaysia1371:215,28612,518
England1321:422,10728,563
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
Paraguay1221:59,3181,635
Israel1201:71,3148,782
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
Trinidad and Tobago761:17,9472,168
Micronesia591:1,801399
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Wales551:56,2645,128
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Botswana281:78,10513,263
American Samoa251:2,230469
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
India101:76,706,538639,611
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France21:33,211,361423,184
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Nauru11:11,879452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales381:41,2742,182
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Esau (73,353) may also be a first name.

Esau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Hairy [Hebrew Esáv]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The personal name. It is strange that the maxim, "Bonum nomen bonum omen," could ever have been so disregarded as in the imposition of this designation as a family name. Stranger still is it that any parent in modern times should give it at the font! Yet I have known an Esau, as well as an Ananias and an Absolom.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Esau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esau (Oriya: ଏସାଉ, Russian: Эсау) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esau? popularity and diffusion

Esau is the 23,082nd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 310,174 people. The last name Esau is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Esau reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Esau is also the 13,346th most common first name internationally, held by 73,353 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,520 people, or 1 in 5,691. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 63 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 13 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Esau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Esau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Esau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Esau surname are 8.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Esau earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.95% less than the national average, earning R 161,712 per year; in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essau895,606/
Oesau89250/
Esayu89189/
Gesau89133/
Esaus8977/
Hesau8935/
Yesau8919/
Esaju8918/
Eshau8913/
Esahu899/
Easau895/
Jesau895/
Iesau892/
Eesau892/
Edsau891/
Esauh891/
Esaut891/
Eisau891/
Eusau891/
Ehsau891/
Eszau891/
Esa8637,439/
Esu8610,364/
Giesau8054/
Gessau8019/
Hessau801/
Eshaiu801/
Essauh801/
Eushau801/
Jeshau801/
Yesahu801/
Eshahu801/
Yeshau801/
Esahju801/
Essaus801/
Eschau801/
Hesaue801/
Essaud801/
Eussau801/
Jeasau800/
Hesaux800/
Eshaut800/
Essa75154,421/
Eisa7591,941/
Esha7526,806/
Easa7510,520/
Eesa758,510/
Esaa755,607/
Gesa753,723/
Hesa753,626/
Isau753,589/
Gesu752,647/
Yesu752,245/
Yesa751,993/
Esah751,871/
Etsu751,764/
Eisu751,581/
Esat751,113/
Esap751,037/
Eysa75915/
Jesu75901/
Jesa75728/
Aesa75700/
Esia75671/
Esai75620/
Ezau75596/
Esca75575/
Etsa75544/
Essu75504/
Ejau75463/
Asau75412/
Esuh75412/
Esas75316/
Esou75285/
Esad75238/
Esay75232/
Edsa75212/
Eseu75209/
Iesu75194/
Eusa75168/
Esaj75164/
Eshu75163/
Hesu75159/
Iesa75155/
Ehsa75146/
Esut75121/
Esuu75114/
Esue75105/
Esup7585/
Esoa7552/
Easu7551/
Esea7549/
Eesu7546/
Osau7542/
Esae7540/
Esus7532/
Exsa7532/
Esgu7532/
Aesu7528/
Oesa7524/
Esuo7521/
Esaï7515/
Esiu7514/
Esui7512/
Ysau7510/
Esuy758/
Eacu755/
Esja754/
Eusu754/
Ehsu753/
Esáa753/
Esza753/
Esud752/
Eaxu752/
Exau751/
Esga751/
Esuz751/
Esaá751/
E'Sa751/
Eysu751/
Oesu751/
Edsu751/
Esux751/
Eszu751/
Ezsu751/
Hesault7317/
Giessau7311/
Gesseau738/
Yessaud734/
Esauová731/
Jeschau731/
Eishaus731/
Essault731/
Essayou731/
Esseaux731/
Yeshayu731/
Hessaue731/
Eseault730/
Eisaa67281,284/
Eissa67116,102/
Jesus67112,700/
Hessa678,565/
Yisau677,637/
Essah677,090/
Esaïe676,744/
Esaie676,525/
Easha673,893/
Etsay673,864/
Ishau673,338/
Eassa673,315/
Essou672,957/
Gessa672,935/
Jessa672,800/
Yeshu671,744/
Essui671,238/
Aesha671,199/
Essai671,043/
Eshaz67863/
Esaya67840/
Essad67786/
Eshat67658/
Eaisa67643/
Aesai67636/
Eshay67617/
Eishu67493/
Eshad67482/
Eusha67457/
Essay67456/
Eyssa67439/
Essaa67421/
Esiya67420/
Heshu67409/
Eshja67398/
Yesad67381/
Isahu67375/
Jessu67368/
Essue67352/
Essat67336/
Esawe67332/
Geesa67307/
Esouh67305/
Yesus67297/
Issau67286/
Gesue67285/
Esaah67280/
Esaid67279/
Aessa67276/
Essoa67271/
Gesay67264/
Esayi67262/
Heisu67240/
Yesud67239/
Hesah67220/
Gesha67218/
Esaji67218/
Eshue67212/
Yesha67205/
Hesha67203/
Yessa67196/
Etsea67191/
Asaue67190/
Iessa67184/
Eisah67182/
Eshah67179/
Eisha67173/
Aesah67158/
Esash67155/
Esayd67154/
Heisa67149/
Jetsu67130/
Essae67129/
Jesue67128/
Jehsu67118/
Jesia67115/
Haesa67112/
Isaju67110/
Yesue67105/
Escay67103/
Hesap67101/
Essas6799/
Esija6799/
Eitsu6799/
Esaja6796/
Esach6792/
Echau6792/
Geisa6791/
Eshou6790/
Eseya6785/
Eusea6780/
Essus6777/
Ysaus6776/
Hesshaus6774/
Asayu6769/
Jesai6769/
Eisai6767/
Esoup6767/
Eschhaus6767/
Iesue6766/
Jesea6766/
Ehsai6763/
Eseha6763/
Yesia6761/
Etshu6755/
Jehsa6755/
Esjay6754/
Jesah6754/
Jesup6752/
Eesha6750/
Esaye6750/
Yesap6750/
Eshai6749/
Iesha6748/
Esaia6745/
Eessa6745/
Aisau6745/
Hetsa6744/
Assau6742/
Hesay6741/
Isaiu6740/
Geshu6740/
Hoesa6738/
Ezaus6736/
Geesu6735/
Hesia6734/
Etsha6734/
Hasau6733/
Essaï6732/
Easaa6731/
Yesai6730/
Jesha6729/
Essuy6729/
Esaap6729/
Jesae6729/
Eesaa6727/
Hisau6727/
Jeasa6727/
Yesup6725/
Eisad6723/
Heesa6723/
Jesuz6723/
Esaip6723/
Etsou6723/
Esuph6722/
Jiesa6722/
Esaha6722/
Oezau6721/
Esuya6721/
Eesai6720/
Eusay6720/
Gesai6720/
Ossau6720/
Eaysa6720/
Essuh6719/
Ijesa6719/
Jezsu6718/
Essap6718/
Isaut6718/
Yesou6718/
Eisia6717/
Eshui6717/
Eeshu6717/
Jetsa6716/
Esuji6716/
Ashau6716/
Ehsah6715/
Essup6714/
Eixau6714/
Hesuh6713/
Hesas6713/
Eysaa6713/
Esaat6713/
Jeshu6712/
Gessu6712/
Essea6712/
Gesea6712/
Asahu6711/
Aaesa6711/
Yessu6711/
Hesus6711/
Hesad6711/
Eshsa6711/
Yeshayau6711/
Esayo6711/
Escaa6711/
Escha6711/
Hexsa6710/
Eajju6710/
Heysa6710/
Yesui6710/
Esaad6710/
Essha6710/
Eshoa6710/
Yesah6710/
Gisau6710/
Eascu6710/
Aesay679/
Osaue679/
Hesaa678/
Easai678/
Jeesa678/
Ahsau678/
Esaai678/
Jesap678/
Hejau677/
Eshaa677/
Hehsa677/
Ejaju677/
Esaiy677/
Jesay677/
Esais677/
Yshau677/
Iysau677/
Esuyo677/
Hiesu677/
Ieesa677/
Ehsaa677/
Hejsa676/
Esaje676/
Jesat676/
Eysia676/
Gesou676/
Heseu676/
Eesou676/
Oesea675/
Eissayou675/
Eesah675/
Esapp675/
Aesaa675/
Etsuo674/
Jesad674/
Yoesa674/
Jesas674/
Esoud674/
Eusai674/
Yesay674/
Isauh674/
Ijesu674/
Yesaa674/
Isayu674/
Hesou674/
Esuoa674/
Osahu674/
Uisau674/
Gehsu674/
Yesas674/
Eseja674/
Hetsu674/
Eshap674/
Eussa674/
Ehsad674/
Esajj674/
Edsea673/
Yesza673/
Hgesa673/
Ehsay673/
Esadh673/
Gesaa673/
Jeisa673/
Jeseu673/
Jisau673/
Etsah673/
Osaju673/
Yesut673/
Ehsae673/
Isauy673/
Esseu673/
Esa'a673/
Easia673/
Esaih673/
Hesca673/
Eisay673/
Eaesa673/
Easad672/
Hesui672/
Eseat672/
Easca672/
Ieshu672/
Heusa672/
Isaus672/
Easay672/
Easoa672/
Eysah672/
Eshus672/
Yesga672/
Yetsa672/
Jesui672/
Eshhu672/
Haesu672/
Esuth672/
Yesiu672/
Ihesa672/
Asaiu672/
Iisau672/
Easiu672/
Yssau672/
Yesea672/
Yesuh672/
Yetsu672/
Esout672/
Essaj672/
Geysu672/
Hesga672/
Hesat672/
Oezsu672/
Iesah672/
Hesae672/
Esoue672/
Esuye672/
Esaîe672/
Easui672/
Esays672/
Hesai672/
Eaysu672/
Heesu672/
Aasau672/
Eisat671/
Eachu671/
Geysa671/
Oesha671/
Oshau671/
Jeasu671/
Hescu671/
Jesou671/
Hyesu671/
Iesad671/
Iesai671/
Iesay671/
Iesup671/
Hoesu671/
Easup671/
Ehisa671/
Etsai671/
Esadd671/
Esass671/
Escou671/
Eseae671/
Eshea671/
Eshuo671/
Aesuh671/
Yesaj671/
Yedsa671/
Yosau671/
Hessu671/
Essut671/
Esuys671/
Esast671/
Yesuu671/
Ejsiu671/
Yesuy671/
Esheu671/
Eseua671/
Esujo671/
Esuod671/
Jesuá671/
Eeisa671/
Ihsau671/
Iehsa671/
Ieisa671/
Iesae671/
Iesou671/
Hiesa671/
Jesoa671/
Jesza671/
Heasu671/
Oisau671/
Oesai671/
Ehesa671/
Eysad671/
Ezayu671/
Esoux671/
Essga671/
Eshas671/
Eshuh671/
Eschu671/
Esead671/
Etsaa671/
Etsui671/
Esuis671/
Esuja671/
Eszai671/
Esait671/
Esajh671/
Esajo671/
Esaïd671/
Ajsau671/
Eadsa671/
Edjau671/
Edsad671/
Edsai671/
Edsud671/
Ecayu671/
Ecaju671/
Eeysa671/
Yeshayhu671/
Jesud671/
Eseah671/
Essca671/
Escuy671/
Osayu671/
Hesea671/
Ehisu671/
Ejaue671/
Easat671/
Eshup671/
Esiua671/
Esoja671/
Esshu671/
Geseu671/
Eashu671/
Easut671/
Eesia671/
Eisae671/
Eissu671/
Ehsut671/
Ehsux671/
Esssa671/
Eseux671/
Eszah671/
Etsuj671/
Es'sa671/
Gezau671/
Jesut671/
Jhesa671/
Hosau671/
Hesaz671/
Hedsa671/
Easeu670/
Hesup670/
Eseue670/
Edsas670/
Esgah670/

Esau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esau in the Oriya language
ଏସାଉesa'u55.88
ଏେଷୗeesa26.47
ଏେସୗeesa11.76
ଏସଉesa'u2.94
ଏଷାଉesa'u2.94
Esau in the Russian language
Эсауesau-

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