Essef Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Essef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Essef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Essef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Essef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Essef click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Essef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Essef live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil Essef is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 60 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 40 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yessef | 91 | 940 | / |
| Esseff | 91 | 80 | / |
| Esef | 89 | 140 | / |
| Gesseff | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yoessef | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yessief | 83 | 1 | / |
| Assef | 80 | 2,393 | / |
| Yssef | 80 | 209 | / |
| Issef | 80 | 141 | / |
| Essif | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yesef | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ossef | 80 | 13 | / |
| Jesef | 80 | 11 | / |
| Eseff | 80 | 10 | / |
| Essev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eseef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Esepf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yossef | 73 | 20,505 | / |
| Asseff | 73 | 403 | / |
| Essaif | 73 | 342 | / |
| Assefh | 73 | 78 | / |
| Hossef | 73 | 31 | / |
| Yessif | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hassef | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eshief | 73 | 7 | / |
| Essayf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gescef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jeshef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Esseva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Euseff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jesseb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hesseb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giesef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asseif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asseaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Assepf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essehb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeseef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geshef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heesef | 73 | 0 | / |
| Asef | 67 | 3,013 | / |
| Esev | 67 | 516 | / |
| Jesseph | 67 | 239 | / |
| Ysef | 67 | 122 | / |
| Osef | 67 | 51 | / |
| Isef | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hosseif | 67 | 35 | / |
| Eschief | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gesheff | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yosseif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Asseeff | 67 | 17 | / |
| Esew | 67 | 14 | / |
| Yosseef | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ezef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eseb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yoyssef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haessif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hesseiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshesdf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jesheef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jesheff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Escheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yessiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Exef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosseff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshshev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasseff | 67 | 1 | / |
Essef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Essef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻒ | alsf | - |
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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 Essef
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