Essence Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Essence Surname Definition:

ESSENCE: The name of a black man in the U.S. It may come from Assens, a maritime town of Denmark, isl. Fühnen; or from Hessen (Cassel, Darmstadt, Homburg, &c. ), in Germany.

Essence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel131:658,28045,106
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Essence (1,368) may also be a first name.

Essence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ESSENCE: The name of a black man in the U.S. It may come from Assens, a maritime town of Denmark, isl. Fühnen; or from Hessen (Cassel, Darmstadt, Homburg, &c. ), in Germany.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Essence Last Name Facts

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

Essence is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Essence.

How Common Is The Last Name Essence? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Essence reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 72 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Essence is also the 211,812th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,368 people.

The surname Essence is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 658,280. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Northern District, where 38 percent are found, Central District, where 23 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Israel this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essience937/
Essennce931/
Gessence930/
Esence925/
Essency8663/
Essenge8655/
Essenje8616/
Essense868/
Essince861/
Esnce831/
Essendze809/
Essemche801/
Essenque801/
Essendje801/
Essenger801/
Hessenscher781/
Esenge77974/
Essens77187/
Esenci7766/
Esenje772/
Esense772/
Eenche771/
Isence771/
Hessenger758/
Eisencher752/
Eissenger751/
Jessenger750/
Ence731,260/
Eissens71384/
Hessens71151/
Essensa71140/
Eyssens71117/
Esensee7173/
Essemze7140/
Esencay7130/
Esendje7127/
Esenget7114/
Essenza7111/
Essiens717/
Essenki714/
Issenge714/
Esenses713/
Esengie711/
Eencher711/
Essemse711/
Esendge711/
Esenser711/
Issense711/
Gence672,810/
Hence67876/
Encea67454/
Encep67380/
Geyssens67291/
Enche67263/
Eenge67253/
Eisensee6781/
Eijssens6774/
Esenç6739/
Encee6731/
Eisensøe6729/
Encer6721/
Enceh6719/
Eisenger6719/
Encet6717/
Hesenget6714/
Encey6714/
Enced6710/
Ience674/
Esens674/
Ences673/
Ensse672/
Eenje672/
Eschench672/
Essemsse671/
Essenssi671/
Emsse671/
Issendze671/
Issienze671/
Ishsenge671/
Heessens671/
Eisenzer671/
Essienss671/
Ennce671/
Issensee671/
Eance671/
Ensee671/
Hesenger670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Essence
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