Ess Surname

71,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ess Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at a Waterfall [Gaelic (and Irish) eas]

Ess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,3971:24,6793,885
Algeria8731:44,2517,788
United States8631:419,99936,400
India6561:1,169,30747,276
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Austria4071:20,9223,269
Papua New Guinea3641:22,4002,434
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Germany2771:290,63330,126
Switzerland2181:37,6745,441
England1191:468,21930,572
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Tunisia741:8,2521,385
Estonia731:18,1073,073
France481:1,383,807136,859
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Romania311:647,67345,663
Australia281:964,13257,058
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Ess (1,755) may also be a first name.

Ess Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at a Waterfall [Gaelic (and Irish) eas]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ess Last Name Facts

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

Ess (Russian: Есс, Tibetan: ཨིས་) is found most in Morocco. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ess? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ess is the 71,504th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,055,554 people. Ess is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Ess reside; 42 percent reside in North Africa and 34 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 182,798th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 1,755 people.

It is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,397 people, or 1 in 24,679. Aside from Morocco this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Ess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ess last name increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ess last name are 17.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ess earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.03% less than the national average, earning R 152,028 per year and in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hess86121,566/
Esse8643,967/
Jess867,071/
Gess864,447/
Yess86498/
Eiss86487/
Iess8685/
Exss8658/
Esst8628/
Esső8626/
Eass869/
Ehss866/
Essh865/
Euss863/
Edss863/
Eshs862/
Eess862/
Essp862/
Eyss861/
Esds861/
Essd861/
Essx860/
Es8051,668/
Hesse7564,787/
Jesse7520,838/
Heiss758,095/
Geiss755,194/
Yesse751,143/
Heuss75979/
Giess75929/
Hiess75571/
Eisse75170/
Heess75169/
Eïsse7551/
Hessz7544/
Easse7531/
Iesse7529/
Eysse7512/
Jeiss757/
Edsås757/
Eîsse756/
Heyss755/
Gessø755/
Esstt754/
Jeass753/
Geess753/
Ehess753/
Hessø753/
Ieiss752/
Jeess751/
Jessp751/
Jessz751/
Hyess751/
Ijess751/
Eassh751/
Esshe751/
Essch751/
Essdh751/
D'Ess751/
Eesse751/
Ehiss751/
Yetss751/
Essse751/
Jhess751/
Hhess750/
Heass750/
Hessh750/
Jeuss750/
Eushs750/
Geyss750/
Yiess750/
Yes6717,931/
Ese6710,257/
Est677,923/
Esh676,622/
Hes673,174/
Iss672,714/
Eis672,606/
Ges671,393/
Jes67831/
Eas67728/
Ets67440/
Esp67275/
Hiesse67243/
Esz67221/
Ees67206/
Heisse67200/
Esd67113/
Heysse6791/
Ies6786/
Ehysse6777/
Eys6771/
Ehs6771/
Yss6769/
Eső6756/
Eus6754/
Eds6749/
Exs6741/
Ejs6737/
Jss6716/
Esr6715/
Heesse6715/
Esj678/
Jessce678/
Hessøe677/
Essche675/
Ehisse674/
Jeesse673/
Esx673/
Essowa672/
Esø672/
D'Hess672/
Essova671/
Eoisse671/
Jeasse671/
Hessch671/
Jeysse671/
Äss671/
Äes671/
Geyshs671/
D'Jess671/
Ijesse671/
E'S671/
Esssss671/
Jheyss671/
Jiesse671/
Heissh670/
Gessch670/

Ess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ess in the Tibetan language
ཨིས་i-
Ess in the Russian language
Ессess-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ess
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