Esham Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Esham Surname Definition:

Local. From a town by that name in Worcestershire, England, formerly Eoves—ham, so called from one Eoves Egwins, a shepherd, who was afterward Bishop of Worcester, and ham, a village.

Esham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5881:616,42749,911
India2341:3,278,05795,326
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Esham (411) may also be a first name.

Esham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From a town by that name in Worcestershire, England, formerly Eoves—ham, so called from one Eoves Egwins, a shepherd, who was afterward Bishop of Worcester, and ham, a village.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Esham Last Name Facts

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

Esham (Hindi: एशाम, Marathi: ेशाम) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Esham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 358,044th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,194,024 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Esham live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 424,977th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 411 people.

The last name Esham is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 588 people, or 1 in 616,427. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 19 percent live, Delaware, where 15 percent live and Kentucky, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Esham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Esham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Esham surname increased 692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Esham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Esham last name are 43.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.08% being registered with the party.

Esham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hesham91129,451/
Yesham91166/
Ehsham91105/
Edsham9113/
Jesham9110/
Aesham9110/
Eisham9110/
Gesham918/
Eesham916/
Easham913/
Etsham913/
Iesham911/
Eusham911/
Esam8950,917/
Heshame83186/
Heasham83122/
Heysham8374/
Heisham8315/
Heesham839/
Hescham838/
Heshaam837/
Ethsham835/
Eitsham834/
Heshamt834/
Hiesham834/
Eeshaam831/
Giesham831/
Haesham831/
Ehesham831/
Eszaham831/
Jeesham831/
Heshamh831/
Heshham831/
Hessham830/
Geisham830/
Geesham830/
Gessham830/
Esshaam830/
Essam80216,780/
Isham808,284/
Eshan804,849/
Asham804,793/
Eesam802,535/
Hesam802,046/
Esaam801,649/
Esame80709/
Eshom80406/
Easam80379/
Osham80292/
Etsam80155/
Echam80137/
Ehsam80109/
Jesam8096/
Gesam8055/
Exham8035/
Yesam8033/
Eisam8025/
Iesam8012/
Esiam8010/
Ysham807/
Esamg804/
Esgam804/
Esamm804/
Aesam804/
Jsham802/
Eszam802/
Edsam802/
Eseam801/
Oesam801/
Esaim801/
Esasm801/
Ejsam801/
Eysam801/
Heshaamm774/
Heishamn772/
Etschamn771/
Heshaham771/
Eithsham771/
Ehiesham771/
Eihtsham771/
Etshaaam771/
Hisham7376,279/
Hasham738,284/
Essame733,648/
Hessam733,562/
Heshan732,592/
Eashan73480/
Hecham73443/
Eszhan73222/
Eshane73216/
Eshang73173/
Ehshan73163/
Isaham73156/
Eassam73154/
Geshan73136/
Haesam73122/
Echame73102/
Aisham73101/
Hexham7387/
Aasham7357/
Eshann7342/
Yesame7340/
Jisham7338/
Ashham7334/
Eshand7328/
Eschan7327/
Etcham7323/
Yecham7317/
Eshaan7317/
Hosham7316/
Eshain7315/
Esheim7314/
Gessam7312/
Geisam7311/
Ahsham7310/
Hysham7310/
Ascham739/
Eacham739/
Issham739/
Yetsam738/
Esahan738/
Geshom738/
Gisham737/
Eeshan737/
Ishaam736/
Itsham736/
Esssam735/
Ihsham735/
Iszham735/
Eyshan734/
Eesaam734/
Eessam734/
Echham734/
Hesiam734/
Es'sam734/
Aessam734/
Asaham733/
Jessam733/
Heesam733/
Ashaim733/
Jeesam733/
Eishan733/
Essaim732/
Hesaam732/
Ischam732/
Ashaam732/
Essamg732/
Eissam732/
Ishsam732/
Ezaham732/
Ishamn731/
Hesahm731/
Heisam731/
Ishamt731/
Ieesam731/
Eashom731/
Ehsaam731/
Eecham731/
Eesame731/
Esseam731/
Esatim731/
Geesam731/
Ashamh731/
Ashamm731/
Yesamm731/
Yeszam731/
Jeasam731/
Jeshom731/
Ethsam731/
Jesame731/
Ieshan731/
Ishame731/
Yosham731/
Eshsan731/
Edshan731/
Ashsam731/
Eshome731/
Hesaim731/
Heszam731/
Echaim731/
Eaisam731/
Essaam731/
Essamm731/
Exshan731/
Assham731/
Aszham731/
I'Sham731/
Hiesam731/
Esshom730/
Eicham730/
Esan6718,426/
Isam6716,428/
Asam6710,529/
Osam674,524/
Esom671,112/
Esem67749/
Geeshan67293/
Jeeshan67267/
Ezam67169/
Haisham67139/
Hoisham6795/
Hissham6789/
Ihtsham6782/
Haysham6755/
Hashaam6751/
Uisaham6737/
Hashaim6733/
Hassham6732/
Heishan6719/
Ahasham6717/
Aisaham6711/
Eisahan6711/
Hishaam6711/
Ysam679/
Edsheim679/
Heshang679/
Hiisham679/
Essatim678/
Jsam678/
Heissam676/
Iszaham676/
Jaisham675/
Ehshaan675/
Echaime675/
Eshchan675/
Yetcham674/
Aitsham674/
Ithsham674/
Hishham674/
Exam673/
Eahtsam673/
Eischan673/
Hishamn673/
Haasham673/
Hishamm673/
Jieshan672/
Jaysham672/
Heeshan672/
Hischam672/
Hechame672/
Hessame672/
Hisaham672/
Heashan671/
Jyosham671/
Jisaham671/
Isshaim671/
Isahamm671/
Hishamc671/
Hoshamm671/
Eashsan671/
Eatshan671/
Eishean671/
Eeshaun671/
Aihsham671/
Ashaham671/
Yisaham671/
Yechame671/
Yechham671/
Hechamm671/
Hishaim671/
Jessame671/
Isahaam671/
Ishsham671/
Hasaham671/
Hashamh671/
Hashamm671/
Hashham671/
Etchame671/
Esamova671/
Ahshaim671/
Echcham671/
Hhasham671/
Hessaim671/
Etsaime671/
Yishame671/
Eadseam671/
Eetsaam671/
Eithsam671/
Ehtshan671/
Aszaham671/
Hasheam671/
Hessaam671/
Hessamn671/
Ihisham671/
Hishasm671/
Hishsam671/
Eichham670/
Heushan670/
Heyshan670/
Jetcham670/
Hetcham670/

Esham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esham in the Marathi language
ेशामesama-
Esham in the Hindi language
एशामesama26.32
ऐशमaisama15.79
ईशमisama10.53
इसमisama10.53
एशमesama10.53
ेशमesama5.26
ईषमisama5.26
एसमesama5.26
इश्मisma5.26
इशमisama5.26

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