Essah Surname

69,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Essah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,0571:5,343751
Cameroon1,0551:19,6862,676
Nigeria3911:453,05123,131
Liberia1951:22,6082,228
Benin1601:64,5987,911
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Essah (281) may also be a first name.

Essah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Essah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻩ) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Essah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,802nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,027,863 people. The surname Essah 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 prevalent first name globally, held by 281 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 5,057 people, or 1 in 5,343. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Essah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Essah surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Essah last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essaih911,913/
Essayh91311/
Hessah9133/
Eissah916/
Essaha915/
Esseah912/
Essauh911/
Essaah911/
Essahy911/
Essa89154,421/
Esah891,871/
Essahai832/
Hessaha831/
Eissa80116,102/
Issah8066,319/
Essoh8012,358/
Hessa808,565/
Essau805,606/
Assah804,413/
Eassa803,315/
Gessa802,935/
Essai801,043/
Essad80786/
Ossah80556/
Essay80456/
Eyssa80439/
Essaa80421/
Essat80336/
Esaah80280/
Aessa80276/
Essoa80271/
Hesah80220/
Iessa80184/
Eisah80182/
Eshah80179/
Aesah80158/
Esash80155/
Essas8099/
Esach8092/
Eessa8045/
Essaï8032/
Esaha8022/
Essap8018/
Ehsah8015/
Essea8012/
Eshsa8011/
Essha8010/
Esahu809/
Eussa804/
Esadh803/
Etsah803/
Esaih803/
Eysah802/
Essaj802/
Iesah802/
Essga801/
Esajh801/
Esauh801/
Esssa801/
Eszah801/
Es'sa801/
Esgah800/
Esa7537,439/
Essaid735,183/
Hessas731,585/
Aissah731,517/
Hassah73493/
Gessay73247/
Issach73191/
Essa'a73162/
Eshash7396/
Issaih7348/
Hessay7341/
Assaha7336/
Ossaih7336/
Eesiah7335/
Issaha7330/
Heshah7320/
Gessau7319/
Hessaa7316/
Iessai7315/
Assaih7312/
Haesah7311/
Essaad7311/
Essiea7311/
Eyssai7310/
Essais739/
Essaai739/
Geshah739/
Eshaha738/
Essayd737/
Hissah737/
Assaah737/
Hesaha735/
Euisah735/
Hesssa735/
Aeshah734/
Essait734/
Aïssah734/
Issaah734/
Jissah734/
Essouh734/
Eessaa734/
Eishah734/
Heissa733/
Eassaa733/
Eisach733/
Hessad733/
Essaïd733/
Eijsah733/
Assahy733/
Assauh733/
Esaihp733/
Essass732/
Eissai732/
Essaas732/
Essoih732/
Hessai732/
Ehsaah732/
Eissat732/
Hessat731/
Hessau731/
Issadh731/
Ishsah731/
Esahay731/
Esaich731/
Eshadh731/
Eesaih731/
Eshahu731/
Essaus731/
Gessai731/
Eisaah731/
Essuoa731/
Essaaj731/
Esseea731/
Essooh731/
Aessay731/
Eesssa731/
Issayh731/
Ehssas731/
Assayh731/
Heysah731/
Eseash731/
Eissha731/
Essadd731/
Essaud731/
Eussau731/
Edshah731/
Essaîe731/
Essaïe731/
Ayssah731/
Haessa731/
Hesahe731/
Issa671,160,425/
Isah67849,580/
Eisa6791,941/
Esha6726,806/
Ossa6725,364/
Esau6723,495/
Assa6722,499/
Esso6718,492/
Easa6710,520/
Eesa678,510/
Asah677,676/
Esho676,697/
Esaa675,607/
Gesa673,723/
Hesa673,626/
Osah672,736/
Esoh671,510/
Esat671,113/
Esap671,037/
Eysa67915/
Ysah67767/
Aesa67700/
Esia67671/
Esai67620/
Etsa67544/
Heissat67539/
Esas67316/
Esad67238/
Esay67232/
Edsa67212/
Essaaid67204/
Yssa67190/
Eusa67168/
Esaj67164/
Iesa67155/
Ehsa67146/
Hessouh6790/
Esoa6752/
Esea6749/
Esos6733/
Exsa6732/
Oesa6724/
Eidsath6715/
Esaï6715/
Hossaih6710/
Gesseau678/
Ahassah678/
Aissach675/
Esja674/
Heïssat674/
Essá674/
Eshaish674/
Aheesah673/
Esáa673/
Eeshash673/
Esza673/
Jssa673/
Uanessa672/
Geyshah672/
Hassaha672/
Jsah672/
Heeshah672/
Issaysh671/
Hoeshah671/
Easahah671/
Eisahaj671/
Eissouh671/
Esseydh671/
Eyshadh671/
Eschach671/
Esga671/
Geeseah671/
Essheit671/
Hissahy671/
Heshash671/
Essault671/
Esseaux671/
Esaá671/
Aissaih671/
Ahiessa671/
Assahai671/
Eeshosh671/
Hessaid671/
Issaich671/
E'Sa671/
Aisshah671/
Eidshah671/
Ehshsad671/
Hezshah671/
Hesshey670/

Essah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻩalsah-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis