Essao Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Essao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Essao (65) may also be a first name.

Essao Last Name Facts

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

Essao is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Essao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Essao is the 2,843,861st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Essao are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 65 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Essao is most numerous in: East Region, where 74 percent live, Centre Region, where 11 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essaho913/
Essaou912/
Essaod911/
Esao89184/
Essaoud83354/
Essauoi831/
Essaouz831/
Yessaou831/
Assao80283/
Essoa80271/
Issao8067/
Esaho8057/
Eisao8032/
Hesao8012/
Etsao8011/
Ossao808/
Esaou804/
Eshao802/
Yssao802/
Gesao801/
Esaoi801/
Jesao801/
Issaou731,007/
Essoua73629/
Assaho7353/
Hassao7328/
Essouo7323/
Esso'o7321/
Issaho7319/
Esaiyo7317/
Essoah736/
Hissao736/
Yeshao734/
Heshao733/
Hyssao733/
Esiaho733/
Heseao732/
Hossao731/
Issauo731/
Assaoi731/
Aesaeo731/
Essuoa731/
Esagio731/
Issaop731/
Ossaho731/
Etshao731/
Esseua731/
Yissao731/
Geisao731/
Eshaho731/
Issaoi731/
Jessoa731/
Oessoa731/
Asao6712,458/
Isao67914/
Ezao67659/
Assahou67301/
Osao67296/
Ysao67107/
Esoa6752/
Issahou6735/
Yessoua6716/
Assahao6713/
Essouah6713/
Essohou6712/
Aissaou676/
Essayya675/
Hassaho673/
Issahoh672/
Aissaoi672/
Aissaoa672/
Issa'ou671/
Issaaou671/
Hissaho671/
Issaiyo671/
Iessoua671/
Isssaou671/
Hissaou671/
Jsao671/
Geuisao671/
Issaout671/
Geeshao671/
Essouad671/
Assayio671/
Hasssao671/
Hissaoh671/

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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
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  • 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 Essao
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