Essa Surname
Approximately 154,421 people bear this surname
Essa Surname User-submission:
This surname ism as many Arabic surnames are, inspire by the Koran. Aïssa or Essa is the Muslim name for Jesus.
Essa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 46,860 | 1:1,962 | 275 |
| Pakistan | 29,511 | 1:6,053 | 536 |
| Saudi Arabia | 18,961 | 1:1,627 | 173 |
| Sudan | 18,760 | 1:1,999 | 285 |
| Libya | 12,347 | 1:506 | 92 |
| Ethiopia | 10,303 | 1:9,468 | 1,434 |
| Cameroon | 2,275 | 1:9,129 | 1,185 |
| South Africa | 1,987 | 1:27,266 | 3,484 |
| Iran | 1,602 | 1:47,929 | 5,401 |
| Somaliland | 1,556 | 1:2,249 | 262 |
| Bahrain | 1,175 | 1:1,148 | 154 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| United States | 895 | 1:404,982 | 35,340 |
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Kuwait | 820 | 1:4,635 | 635 |
| Somalia | 637 | 1:21,118 | 1,217 |
| United Arab Emirates | 478 | 1:19,168 | 2,256 |
| Gabon | 455 | 1:4,152 | 740 |
| India | 455 | 1:1,685,858 | 61,159 |
| England | 427 | 1:130,487 | 12,922 |
| Oman | 361 | 1:10,216 | 1,313 |
| Indonesia | 325 | 1:406,921 | 34,419 |
| Qatar | 303 | 1:7,782 | 853 |
| Iraq | 283 | 1:123,751 | 3,451 |
| Djibouti | 200 | 1:4,575 | 359 |
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Zambia | 108 | 1:146,759 | 10,610 |
| Malaysia | 107 | 1:275,647 | 15,325 |
| Sweden | 90 | 1:109,408 | 7,883 |
| Ivory Coast | 87 | 1:265,187 | 10,377 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Syria | 52 | 1:371,174 | 4,784 |
| Venezuela | 51 | 1:592,237 | 10,648 |
| Lebanon | 37 | 1:152,354 | 7,395 |
| Jordan | 36 | 1:245,623 | 10,225 |
| Yemen | 35 | 1:755,008 | 11,174 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Palestine | 23 | 1:197,776 | 9,224 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Essá (4) are calculated separately.
Essa (83,690) may also be a first name.
Essa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname ism as many Arabic surnames are, inspire by the Koran. Aïssa or Essa is the Muslim name for Jesus.
- zekaryahEissa, Eisa, Essa & Esa in Arabic is the equivalent for Jesus in English.
- sofianazeerEssa Demographics
Average Male Essa Height
171.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Essa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Essa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Essa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻴﺴﻲ, Hindi: एस्सा, Oriya: ଏେଷା, Russian: Есса) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Essá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Essa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Essa is the 3,639th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 47,193 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Essa reside; 51 percent reside in North Africa and 50 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Essa is also the 11,913th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 83,690 people.
The surname Essa is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 46,860 people, or 1 in 1,962. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.
Essa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Essa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Essa last name expanded 44,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 14,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Essa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Sunni (77%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Essa surname are 5.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Essa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.09% more than the national average, earning R 361,416 per year; in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $50,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Essa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Essa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻴﺴﻲ | ysy | 50 |
| ﻋﻴﺸﻪ | yshh | 50 |
| Essa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏେଷା | eesa | 50 |
| ଏସ | esa | 50 |
| Essa in the Hindi language | ||
| एस्सा | es'sa | 33.33 |
| ईसा | isa | 33.33 |
| ईशा | isa | 16.67 |
| ेष्स | essa | 16.67 |
| Essa in the Russian language | ||
| Есса | essa | - |
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Footnotes
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