Esselen Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Esselen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esselen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium821:140,20320,001
South Africa581:934,09859,404
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Esselen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esselen is most common in Belgium. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esselen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,173,425th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Esselen reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 140,203. In Belgium Esselen is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 39 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 33 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 28 percent are found. Not including Belgium it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Esselen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Esselen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Esselen last name grew 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Esselen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Esselen surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Esselen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.71% less than the national average, earning R 74,364 per year and in United States they earn 60.56% more than the national average, earning $69,279 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Esselen
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