Esse Surname

12,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Esse Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at a Waterfall [Gaelic (and Irish) eas]

Esse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland22,4181:15631
Ivory Coast7,3921:3,121301
Togo4,3051:1,684180
Benin3,1981:3,232391
Somalia2,2551:5,965496
Indonesia9951:132,91413,266
Nigeria7451:237,77613,829
United States5391:672,46653,587
Cameroon3641:57,0587,374
Congo2821:17,6922,116
France2231:297,86045,546
Italy1931:316,87439,056
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Chile831:212,2476,658
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Australia531:509,35338,491
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
England411:1,358,97760,528
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Norway261:197,78022,769
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Qatar121:196,50026,891
India101:76,706,538639,611
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
China41:341,830,39216,990
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Essé (8), Essè (4), Ešše (14) & Éssé (2) are calculated separately.

Esse (12,962) may also be a first name.

Esse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at a Waterfall [Gaelic (and Irish) eas]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Esse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esse is held by more people in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Essé, Essè, Ešše or Éssé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Esse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,766th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 165,750 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Esse live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 51,401st most numerous first name internationally, held by 12,962 people.

The surname is most frequent in Somaliland, where it is carried by 22,418 people, or 1 in 156. Not including Somaliland Esse is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside and Togo, where 10 percent reside.

Esse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Esse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Esse last name expanded 963 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Esse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Esse surname are 4.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Esse earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning 264,342 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning $39,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essé928/
Essè924/
Hesse8964,787/
Esser8941,008/
Jesse8920,838/
Esseh893,453/
Eusse891,956/
Essie891,555/
Esses891,404/
Essey891,296/
Gesse891,236/
Yesse891,143/
Esset89396/
Essed89393/
Eisse89170/
Eïsse8951/
Easse8931/
Iesse8929/
Essei8917/
Eysse8912/
Essea8912/
Aesse899/
Eîsse896/
Essep894/
Essee893/
Essez893/
Esseu893/
Essej892/
Oesse892/
Esshe891/
Essge891/
Eesse891/
Essse891/
Ese8610,257/
Ess866,904/
Ešše8314/
Éssé832/
Jessie806,297/
Jessee805,694/
Hesser802,916/
Jesser801,799/
Hessey801,260/
Hessie80896/
Jessey80844/
Esseid80780/
Gessey80645/
Eisses80547/
Geisse80533/
Jessep80527/
Hiesse80243/
Heisse80200/
Hessee80198/
Heusse80126/
Jeusse80103/
Essihe8098/
Jesset8095/
Heysse8091/
Yesser8080/
Eassey8078/
Ehysse8077/
Eysser8057/
Jesses8057/
Eassie8050/
Essett8050/
Eisser8043/
Yessie8041/
Esseit8041/
Jesseh8030/
Yessea8028/
Eissey8023/
Yesseu8021/
Essieh8020/
Geysse8018/
Heesse8015/
Esseis8014/
Yesseh8013/
Essiea8011/
Essher8010/
Esseht809/
Essess808/
Jessce808/
Hessje808/
Easser807/
Haesse807/
Hessøe807/
Aessie806/
Hesseh806/
Hesses806/
Essche805/
Yesset804/
Ehsset804/
Ehisse804/
Esdser804/
Yessei803/
Jeesse803/
Jessei803/
Gesshe802/
Yessed802/
Eisset802/
Eissei802/
Esseah802/
Eussie801/
Eoisse801/
Jeasse801/
Gessee801/
Yessee801/
Geesse801/
Yessey801/
Esshie801/
Jeysse801/
Gessei801/
Iesser801/
Yesses801/
Essedì801/
Esseea801/
Essehe801/
Esseïd801/
Hessed801/
Eissed801/
Ijesse801/
Esshet801/
Essaîe801/
Jiesse801/
Hesset800/
Essa75154,421/
Hess75121,566/
Eser7548,322/
Isse7540,206/
Asse7516,102/
Etse759,758/
Essi758,596/
Osse754,968/
Gess754,447/
Aese753,315/
Esis752,431/
Esey752,286/
Yese751,920/
Eseh751,752/
Essy751,310/
Gese751,238/
Eise751,238/
Euse75812/
Hese75649/
Jese75503/
Eiss75487/
Esze75429/
Eset75402/
Oese75381/
Esei75277/
Eses75238/
Eseu75209/
Eshe75188/
Iese75177/
Esie75160/
Ysse75151/
Iess7585/
Esce7581/
Esep7560/
Eseš7560/
Exss7558/
Esea7549/
Esje7535/
Esst7528/
Esső7526/
Edse7523/
Esee7522/
Eese7519/
Ease7517/
Esed7513/
Eass759/
Ehss756/
Essh755/
Essá754/
Esys754/
Euss753/
Edss753/
Eyse752/
Eshs752/
Eess752/
Ezse752/
Essp752/
Eyss751/
Esej751/
Ejse751/
Exse751/
Esds751/
Esez751/
Essd751/
Esxe751/
Essx750/
Heisser73836/
Jessett73616/
Jesseph73239/
Hessett7341/
Hiesser7324/
Ijessei7324/
Jesseit7315/
Heusseu7313/
Esssiet7312/
Gieysse7312/
Esseová739/
Heussie734/
Esscher734/
Essehed734/
D'Hesse733/
Eassett732/
Heoisse732/
Esshieh732/
Esseova732/
Hessech731/
Hesseth731/
Jessiey731/
E'Sseid731/
Esseydh731/
Euschse731/
Yessett731/
Yessieh731/
Geessey731/
Essheit731/
Hesszer731/
Jeusseu731/
Eshshie731/
Ayyesse731/
Jesssey731/
Heshseh731/
Heissei731/
Hiesseh731/
Haessee730/
Heissey730/
Heisset730/
Heassey730/
Hesshey730/
Eissa67116,102/
Es6751,668/
Heise6727,493/
Yeshe6720,678/
Hasse6713,638/
Assie6713,345/
Assey6710,230/
Hessa678,565/
Heiss678,095/
Heese675,340/
Essid675,286/
Eshet674,003/
Haese673,971/
Jessy673,946/
Asseu673,524/
Essis673,416/
Geise673,394/
Etsey673,346/
Eassa673,315/
Ossey673,235/
Hosse673,211/
Ossei672,919/
Jessa672,800/
Esche672,786/
Heyse672,564/
Eiser671,792/
Gessi671,484/
Eisei671,468/
Geese671,313/
Essui671,238/
Easey671,193/
Essai671,043/
Heuss67979/
Eshed67932/
Isser67918/
Hoese67819/
Aisse67781/
Issie67728/
Gesey67721/
Heser67671/
Edser67649/
Yeser67612/
Jessi67593/
Hiess67571/
Yessi67548/
Essay67456/
Esiet67446/
Eyssa67439/
Esher67437/
Heuse67425/
Essaa67421/
Asseh67413/
Eidse67413/
Gehse67391/
Hessi67337/
Iesce67288/
Essoa67271/
Assee67234/
Essoi67233/
Esihe67222/
Ossie67216/
Issey67205/
Assea67200/
Iessi67198/
Yessa67196/
Etsea67191/
Eshie67185/
Iessa67184/
Hiese67181/
Hisse67175/
Heess67169/
Eseet67166/
Gessy67162/
Yessy67160/
Eusey67141/
Gisse67134/
Ysser67131/
Heshe67122/
Hesje67112/
Yesep67111/
Jeser6798/
Össer6796/
Aesie6795/
Erzse6794/
Ossea6787/
Eshey6785/
Easie6783/
Yosse6782/
Eusea6780/
Aïsse6777/
Assei6773/
Ossee6769/
Hease6768/
Jesea6766/
Geshe6765/
Yiese6763/
Isseh6763/
Esiep6762/
Eyser6761/
Essii6760/
Hessy6757/
Gesee6756/
Ijese6755/
Aesee6753/
Eysie6750/
Gesie6750/
Gesge6750/
Eaise6749/
Heses6748/
Eseed6746/
Eassy6746/
Eessa6745/
Essih6744/
Hessz6744/
Yeseh6743/
Essiz6741/
Eeses6738/
Eshee6734/
Essio6733/
Essit6732/
Jesis6731/
Aysse6730/
Hesed6730/
Jesee6730/
Essuy6729/
Oehse6729/
Edsey6728/
Esősi6728/
Jessé6727/
Etser6725/
Yesis6724/
Osseh6724/
Eeset6723/
Eszey6722/
Ehese6722/
Issei6719/
Esier6719/
Eyssi6718/
Jesie6717/
Oesze6717/
Jesey6716/
Issep6716/
Jesze6715/
Jesep6715/
Easer6714/
Hetse6714/
Yisse6713/
Eassi6712/
Hesseová6712/
Gesea6712/
Eszei6712/
Eysscher6712/
Osseu6712/
Issee6712/
Eshsa6711/
Eseid6710/
Essha6710/
Eiset6710/
Ihese6710/
Yesie679/
Gessé679/
Eősze679/
Heset678/
Euseh678/
Etshe678/
Essyd677/
Hesie677/
Jeshe677/
Esais677/
Esieh677/
Issea677/
Edsås677/
Yesge676/
Esied676/
Jiese676/
Eisey676/
Esist676/
Esiee676/
Hysse676/
Ehsès676/
Aîsse676/
Jeseň676/
Hedse676/
Heseu676/
Esech675/
Essip675/
Yedse675/
Eseih675/
Oesea675/
Yeses675/
Jeese675/
Jeses675/
Eusee675/
Eseis675/
Heyss675/
Yesei675/
Gessø675/
Eőzse675/
Heijsser675/
Uisse675/
Jesed674/
Eisie674/
Gesei674/
Issed674/
Eusei674/
Hejse674/
Hyese674/
Esstt674/
Heshserh674/
Easei674/
Esyts674/
Hesep673/
Edsea673/
Jeuse673/
Isset673/
Eseer673/
Eseph673/
Geyse673/
Eshes673/
Geess673/
Heseh673/
Jeseu673/
Etseh673/
Esheh673/
Exsie673/
Eserh673/
Hessø673/
Jisse673/
Hessé673/
Etsie673/
Hesys673/
Yesey672/
Esces672/
Escye672/
Eseat672/
Esett672/
Hesee672/
Jesce672/
Ieser672/
Aasse672/
Aesey672/
Yeset672/
Jssie672/
Yesee672/
Ehsis672/
Isshe672/
Eseeh672/
Esiey672/
Eseit672/
Yesea672/
Yessé672/
Aaese672/
Eijesser672/
Escis672/
Eshis672/
Essaj672/
Heussche672/
Iisse672/
Ieset672/
Jetse672/
Esaîe672/
Esays672/
Jezse672/
Hesey671/
Jeess671/
Hesce671/
Ieese671/
Easep671/
Eashe671/
Easis671/
Eassh671/
Eadse671/
Eisee671/
Etsei671/
Esceh671/
Escey671/
Eseae671/
Esees671/
Eshea671/
Gesce671/
Edsis671/
Oesie671/
Yesed671/
Issse671/
Esuys671/
Eahse671/
Eseht671/
Esdsi671/
Edshe671/
Esheu671/
Oessi671/
Jeset671/
Jessê671/
Hässe671/
Hésse671/
Isses671/
Isseï671/
Issje671/
Hesis671/
Hessê671/
Jesge671/
Jeyse671/
Osseï671/
Oisse671/
Oeshe671/
Yssea671/
Yssee671/
Yssie671/
Yoese671/
Ezssi671/
Esssi671/
Essch671/
Essdh671/
Essoy671/
Esead671/
Esiss671/
Eussi671/
Esuis671/
Ahsse671/
Aeseh671/
Aesei671/
D'Ess671/
Edset671/
Eesee671/
Assce671/
Assse671/
Assøe671/
Esepf671/
Esois671/
Aeshe671/
Oesej671/
Hesea671/
Jeseh671/
Ehise671/
Eshei671/
Essys671/
Eusie671/
Yssed671/
Ysses671/
Aessi671/
Eciss671/
Essoj671/
Esssa671/
Es'sa671/
Esced671/
Ieses671/
Iessy671/
Isseu671/
Easeu670/
Etset670/
Hhess670/
Eishe670/
Heass670/
Essiy670/
Hessh670/
Eushs670/
Jease670/
Geyss670/
Iesey670/
Edsee670/
Esgey670/
Hehse670/
Easet670/

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