Essau Surname
Approximately 5,606 people bear this surname
Essau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,837 | 1:10,945 | 1,417 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 105 | 1:77,654 | 10,215 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Essau (14,873) may also be a first name.
Essau Demographics
Essau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Essau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Essau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Essau (Russian: Эссау) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Essau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 85,981st most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,299,955 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Essau live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Essau is also the 46,651st most numerous first name on earth, held by 14,873 people.
The last name Essau is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,837 people, or 1 in 10,945. In Tanzania Essau is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 21 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 17 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Essau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Essau earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.59% less than the national average, earning R 84,156 per year and in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Essau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Essau in the Russian language | ||
| Эссау | essau | - |
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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 Essau
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