Essens Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Essens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1751:96,49815,750
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Essens Last Name Facts

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

Essens (Russian: Эссенс) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Essens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Essens is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Essens are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 96,498. In The Netherlands Essens is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 59 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Utrecht, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Essens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Essens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Essens surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eissens92384/
Hessens92151/
Eyssens92117/
Essense928/
Essiens927/
Jessens922/
Esens914/
Geyssens86291/
Eijssens8674/
Heessens861/
Essienss861/
Assens83421/
Esense832/
Eisens831/
Issens831/
Escens831/
Hesens830/
Eens80106/
Geijssens808/
Geysens77199/
Essence7718/
Gissens7718/
Essenje7716/
Giesens778/
Eitsens774/
Eishens774/
Essemse771/
Eisensø771/
Haesens771/
Eisenst771/
Issense771/
Hessins770/
Geens735,150/
Asens73300/
Heens73279/
Jeens73116/
Esins7342/
Esenç7339/
Etens732/
Ensse732/
Osens731/
Emsse731/
Esnst731/
Isens730/
Eenst730/
Gheysens71883/
Eischens71838/
Huyssens7160/
Eisensøe7129/
Gijssens7116/
Eisehens712/
Essendje711/
Essemsse711/
Jheysens711/
Essennce711/
Eishcens711/
Hessions710/
Euschens710/
Ens673,771/
Etensh673,059/
Eitens67108/
Geûens6725/
Eicens6724/
Jesins6724/
Etense6724/
Isense6724/
Hensse6713/
Assins679/
Eizens679/
Esinse676/
Esence675/
Echens673/
Hysens673/
Esenje672/
Essemx672/
Jeense672/
Essims671/
Hasens671/
Ahsens671/
Issins671/
Hesins671/
Aisens671/
Hemsse671/
Eatens670/
Ossins670/
Heensz670/
Ettens670/

Essens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Essens in the Russian language
Эссенсessens-

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