Esser Surname

13,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Esser Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Essen in Germany.

Esser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany28,5671:2,818286
United States5,9441:60,9797,153
Brazil2,3491:91,1343,432
Netherlands1,5521:10,8811,501
Belgium3491:32,9425,355
Venezuela2951:102,3873,721
Austria2741:31,0785,010
France2361:281,45243,215
England1981:281,40421,905
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Switzerland1021:80,5199,217
Australia931:290,27625,669
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Spain821:570,14727,179
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Chile281:629,16015,000
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Aruba181:5,749789
Norway121:428,52437,411
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China91:151,924,6187,954
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:76,2048,110

Esser (189) may also be a first name.

Esser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Essen in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Esser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esser (Russian: Ессер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esser? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,612th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,710 people. Esser occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Esser live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Esser is also the 661,310th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 189 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 28,567 people, or 1 in 2,818. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany Esser exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Esser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Esser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Esser surname rose 902 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Esser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Esser last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Esser surname are 13.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Esser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning 406,526 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.71% more than the national average, earning R 417,552 per year; in United States they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $48,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $53,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gesser912,937/
Hesser912,916/
Jesser911,799/
Essert911,007/
Essere91130/
Yesser9180/
Eysser9157/
Eisser9143/
Essher9110/
Essier9110/
Easser917/
Oesser914/
Esdser914/
Eusser913/
Iesser911/
Eser8948,322/
Esse8943,967/
Heusser832,601/
Geisser831,861/
Heisser83836/
Hessert83382/
Hiesser8324/
Jessier8321/
Eissert8314/
Haesser8311/
Geesser835/
Esshert835/
Eissier834/
Esscher834/
Yessere832/
Gessher831/
Yessier831/
Hesszer831/
Geysser831/
Eassier831/
Gessser831/
Hoesser830/
Hessier830/
Hesserd830/
Hesse8064,787/
Asser805,138/
Oeser803,507/
Esseh803,453/
Eusse801,956/
Eiser801,792/
Geser801,676/
Essie801,555/
Esses801,404/
Essey801,296/
Gesse801,236/
Isser80918/
Heser80671/
Euser80665/
Edser80649/
Yeser80612/
Esher80437/
Esset80396/
Essed80393/
Esere80379/
Essir80258/
Ehser80238/
Osser80232/
Eisse80170/
Ysser80131/
Eszer80111/
Jeser8098/
Össer8096/
Eyser8061/
Eïsse8051/
Easse8031/
Iesse8029/
Esger8027/
Etser8025/
Esier8019/
Essei8017/
Easer8014/
Esert8012/
Eysse8012/
Essea8012/
Eîsse806/
Essep804/
Aeser804/
Essee803/
Essez803/
Eseer803/
Esseu803/
Eserh803/
Ieser802/
Essej802/
Esshe801/
Essge801/
Eesse801/
Essse801/
Esear801/
Esserová7741/
Esschert7734/
Eysscher7712/
Heijsser775/
Heshserh774/
Eijesser772/
Heussher771/
Haessier771/
Esserova771/
Eshserhs771/
Geuisser770/
Ese7510,257/
Heuser7315,872/
Geiser7313,664/
Heiser7313,163/
Escher739,065/
Geyser733,800/
Eisert733,381/
Hasser731,555/
Assier731,290/
Hessey731,260/
Hessie73896/
Heyser73871/
Esseid73780/
Gessey73645/
Eisses73547/
Esiere73513/
Issert73484/
Haeser73420/
Hoeser73299/
Gisser73291/
Heaser73248/
Hiesse73243/
Issere73228/
Heisse73200/
Hessee73198/
Hesher73178/
Hieser73155/
Heusse73126/
Geeser73112/
Hosser73100/
Essihe7398/
Heysse7391/
Eassey7378/
Ehysse7377/
Ossher7375/
Eysert7364/
Heeser7358/
Eassie7350/
Essett7350/
Jehser7346/
Gesher7345/
Oehser7344/
Esseit7341/
Hetser7337/
Yesere7337/
Edscer7335/
Jeeser7332/
Össert7330/
Eisher7328/
Yessir7324/
Eissey7323/
Essieh7320/
Jisser7319/
Geysse7318/
Asseer7317/
Issier7315/
Heesse7315/
Essgir7314/
Esseis7314/
Jesert7312/
Ossier7311/
Essiea7311/
Easher7310/
Jessir739/
Jeseer739/
Esseht739/
Hejser739/
Essess738/
Hessje738/
Hessøe737/
Yosser736/
Hesseh736/
Hesses736/
Eseire736/
Yesher736/
Essche735/
Assher735/
Hisser735/
Aisser735/
Yssert735/
Aysser734/
Ehsset734/
Eisere734/
Hezser734/
Eszeer734/
Essair734/
Hysser734/
Eesert734/
Yisser733/
Eshert733/
Jeesse733/
Eshere733/
Eseere733/
Gesshe732/
Eatser732/
Hesert732/
Gesier732/
Aasser732/
Gehser732/
Eisset732/
Eissei732/
Ehsert732/
Esseah732/
Eszert732/
Asseyr732/
Hedser732/
Jesere732/
Esgerr732/
Oesher731/
Jeaser731/
Heseer731/
Jesger731/
Iosser731/
Eisger731/
Essire731/
Eussie731/
Eusher731/
Gessee731/
Geesse731/
Jeiser731/
Aeseer731/
Esshie731/
Eserre731/
Gessei731/
Hesere731/
Jetser731/
Osseir731/
Oisser731/
Yoeser731/
Essedì731/
Esseea731/
Essehe731/
Esseïd731/
Esherh731/
Asseir731/
Hessed731/
Eissed731/
Ehhser731/
Heseir731/
Jescer731/
Jesher731/
Asseur731/
Easere731/
Eserhe731/
Esshet731/
Ehserh731/
Essaîe731/
Etsere731/
Eusier731/
Assser731/
Geserh731/
Jieser731/
Jiesse731/
Jesier731/
Hesset730/
Hesier730/
Issher730/
Gesger730/
Geseir730/
Yetser730/
Eaiser730/
Hesear730/
Eitser730/
Ehsher730/
Heshserhs712/
Essa67154,421/
Isse6740,206/
Ezer6712,937/
Etse679,758/
Essi678,596/
Ecer676,957/
Aser676,426/
Eßer675,661/
Oser674,690/
Iser673,661/
Esis672,431/
Esey672,286/
Eseh671,752/
Essy671,310/
Gese671,238/
Eise671,238/
Esir67993/
Euse67812/
Gaisser67675/
Hese67649/
Esze67429/
Eset67402/
Esei67277/
Eischer67272/
Eses67238/
Gescher67234/
Eseu67209/
Euscher67189/
Eshe67188/
Iese67177/
Esie67160/
Asscher67158/
Exer67152/
Ysse67151/
Hescher67143/
Haasser67134/
Öser67125/
Gieszer67117/
Goisser67106/
Ečer67105/
Esce6781/
Geiszer6771/
Esep6760/
Eseš6760/
Esea6749/
Heijser6748/
Huysser6746/
Yser6746/
Jaisser6743/
Hessett6741/
Heiszer6736/
Esje6735/
Eserova6730/
Haisser6730/
Eyserth6730/
Hoisser6729/
Oescher6727/
Hissier6726/
Eitsert6726/
Jehsert6725/
Edse6723/
Esee6722/
Hossier6720/
Eese6719/
Ease6717/
Etscher6717/
Huisser6716/
Esed6713/
Heusseu6713/
Heisear6712/
Esssiet6712/
Eserová6710/
Esseová679/
Essé678/
Eschger676/
Esjr676/
Jesheer675/
Assheur675/
Haehser675/
Essè674/
Heisert674/
Heussie674/
Essehed674/
Essá674/
Esys674/
Heisier673/
Heisher673/
Hassier673/
Geisger673/
D'Hesse673/
Eyse672/
Eassett672/
Geisher672/
Essgair672/
Yeseere672/
Esshieh672/
Ezse672/
Esseova672/
Geisier672/
Giehser672/
Heuserr672/
Hessech671/
Hesseth671/
Hasseer671/
Iheiser671/
Hoesier671/
Hissert671/
E'Sseid671/
Esseydh671/
Euschse671/
Esej671/
Yescher671/
Geessey671/
Essheit671/
Hettser671/
Hesheer671/
Heshere671/
Jaysser671/
Éser671/
Gejszer671/
Geihser671/
Ejse671/
Essaire671/
Eshcher671/
Eshshie671/
Escherr671/
Exse671/
D'Heser671/
Assheir671/
Hgeyser671/
Eisiere671/
Esez671/
Eidseer671/
Esherhe671/
Esxe671/
Esyr671/
Heshseh671/
Heiscer671/
Heissei671/
Hiesseh671/
Gissher670/
Hoesher670/
Heshier670/
Heasher670/
Heissey670/
Heisset670/
Heassey670/
Hisseur670/
Haeszer670/
Hesshey670/
Hassher670/
Hiexser670/
Hedseer670/
Heizser670/
Eascher670/

Esser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esser in the Russian language
Ессерesser-

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