Essiaw Surname

155,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Essiaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essiaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,7711:9,7511,311
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Essiaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Essiaw is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Essiaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Essiaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 155,208th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,579,662 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Essiaw reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,771 people, or 1 in 9,751. Besides Ghana it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Essiaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Essiaw surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

Essiaw earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.77% more than the national average, earning $65,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essaw91578/
Esiaw911/
Essiaf83135/
Assiaw8311/
Esaw801,311/
Ayesiaw772/
Hassiaw771/
Asiaw73758/
Easaw73191/
Esauw7386/
Assaw7356/
Esaiw7315/
Issaw7315/
Eesaw736/
Essow736/
Esiow734/
Eisaw732/
Yesaw732/
Eswaw731/
Ossaw731/
Ewasiw6755/
Assauw6723/
Esweiw671/
Yoesaw671/
Ussaiw671/
Essouw671/
Yassaw671/
Aissaw671/
Eassow671/

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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 Essiaw
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