Esh Surname

74,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Esh Surname Definition:

(1) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Esh' or 'Ash,' a chapelry in the parish of Lanchester, five miles from Durham, (a) Local, 'at the esh,' from residence beside some particular and familiar ash-tree. 'Esche, tre, fraciinus' (fraximts): Promptorium Parvulorum.

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Esh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8111:423,55922,175
United States1,4631:247,75023,595
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Israel3511:24,3813,593
Iran2381:322,61622,238
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Australia301:899,85754,700
England211:2,653,24194,788
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

The alternate forms: Èsh (1) are calculated separately.

Esh (1,689) may also be a first name.

Esh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Esh' or 'Ash,' a chapelry in the parish of Lanchester, five miles from Durham, (a) Local, 'at the esh,' from residence beside some particular and familiar ash-tree. 'Esche, tre, fraciinus' (fraximts): Promptorium Parvulorum.

1337. John de Fraxino, alias Atte Eshe, ro. Norf.: History of Norfolk.

1345. Roger atte Eshe, Norfolk: ibid.

1453. Richard Esh, rector of Morley, Norfolk: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree [Old English æsc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Esh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Esh (Bengali: এষ, Hindi: ेश, Oriya: ଏଶ) is found most in India. It can also appear as a variant: Èsh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Esh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,252nd most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,100,505 people. Esh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Esh reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 27 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Esh is also the 187,161st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,689 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 1,811 people, or 1 in 423,559. In India it is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 42 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 16 percent reside and West Bengal, where 6 percent reside. Outside of India Esh occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Egypt, where 18 percent reside.

Esh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Esh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Esh surname expanded 1,682 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Esh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Esh last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Esh surname are 47.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.47% registered with the party.

Esh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.24% less than the national average, earning $39,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Èsh891/
Esch8613,226/
Yesh865,976/
Eash862,335/
Etsh861,710/
Eish861,181/
Hesh86729/
Eysh86244/
Gesh86240/
Eshe86188/
Jesh86155/
Aesh8663/
Eesh8616/
Iesh867/
Esht865/
Essh865/
Oesh864/
Eshs862/
Ehsh862/
Esph861/
Edsh861/
Esrh861/
Eshj861/
Esdh861/
Eush860/
Es8051,668/
Eh808,785/
Yeshe7520,678/
Oesch753,671/
Esche752,786/
Hesch751,787/
Gesch751,030/
Jesch75958/
Eisch75439/
Heesh75147/
Heshe75122/
Aesch7562/
Etsch7559/
Yoesh7527/
Eusch7526/
Hyesh7522/
Geish7518/
Eaish7516/
Heish7512/
Eshøj758/
Etshe758/
Jeshe757/
Hesht757/
Eshch756/
Heash754/
Hoesh754/
Jeesh754/
Hetsh754/
Jyesh753/
Heshh753/
Jeish752/
Jesht752/
Heush752/
Geesh752/
Aaesh752/
Iesch751/
Ijesh751/
Hiesh751/
Eashe751/
Eassh751/
Ehish751/
Haesh751/
Esshe751/
Edshe751/
Hedsh751/
Geshh751/
Ehsht751/
Essch751/
Essdh751/
Eeysh751/
Jeash751/
Jesph751/
Eiszh751/
Eshtd751/
Ettsh751/
Ezshz751/
Jesdh751/
Eishe750/
Hessh750/
Eushs750/
Easht750/
Easch750/
Ash6768,185/
Yes6717,931/
Ech6712,417/
Ese6710,257/
Est677,923/
Ess676,904/
Ish674,130/
Hes673,174/
Eis672,606/
Heesch672,463/
Eshova671,789/
Osh671,643/
Ges671,393/
Ehh671,258/
Heh67916/
Heisch67890/
Jes67831/
Hoesch67798/
Eas67728/
Heusch67454/
Ets67440/
Edh67338/
Erh67317/
Ezh67303/
Jesche67289/
Esp67275/
Hetsch67267/
Yaeesh67253/
Esz67221/
Ees67206/
Giesch67161/
Hesche67161/
Hescht67138/
Esd67113/
Hiesch67105/
Ies6786/
Euh6779/
Eph6775/
Eys6771/
Ehs6771/
Jijesh6760/
Eső6756/
Eus6754/
Haesch6753/
Eds6749/
Esc6746/
Exs6741/
Eshche6739/
Heysch6738/
Ejs6737/
Ysh6722/
Eih6718/
Esr6715/
Ieh6715/
Jetsch6712/
Jsh6711/
Eysheh679/
Aayesh679/
Esj678/
Ehc678/
Heashe676/
Essche675/
Ijeshe675/
Ayyesh674/
Estche674/
Yaiesh674/
Exh674/
Aaeshh674/
Ejh673/
Eyh673/
Geisch673/
Ehishe673/
Jescht673/
Jjeesh673/
Esx673/
Yaeish672/
Hestch672/
Ijesph672/
Yetshe672/
Esø672/
Hehesh672/
Heeshe671/
Heisth671/
Hijesh671/
Gihesh671/
Aijesh671/
Aiyesh671/
Hessch671/
Jeasch671/
Hehish671/
Äes671/
Geesch671/
Ehß671/
Geyshs671/
Eshowa671/
E'S671/
Heesth671/
Hejshd671/
Geuish670/
Heissh670/
Gessch670/

Esh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esh in the Hindi language
ेशesa71.1
एशesa26.46
ऐशaisa2.44
Esh in the Bengali language
এষesa53.23
এসesa46.77
Esh in the Oriya language
ଏଶesa52.63
ଏଷesa47.37

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Esh Reference & Research

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Esch/Oesch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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