Essah Surname
Approximately 7,090 people bear this surname
Essah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,057 | 1:5,343 | 751 |
| Cameroon | 1,055 | 1:19,686 | 2,676 |
| Nigeria | 391 | 1:453,051 | 23,131 |
| Liberia | 195 | 1:22,608 | 2,228 |
| Benin | 160 | 1:64,598 | 7,911 |
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Essah (281) may also be a first name.
Essah Demographics
Average Essah Salary in
United States
$37,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Essah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Essah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Essah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻩ) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Essah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Essah? popularity and diffusion
Essah is the 69,802nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,027,863 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Essah are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 528,876th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 281 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 5,057 people, or 1 in 5,343. Not including Ghana Essah exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Essah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Essah last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Essah surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Essah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning R 220,536 per year and in United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,518 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Essah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Essah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻩ | alsah | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Essah
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