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

Essiaw occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Essiaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Essiaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,208th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,579,662 people. The surname Essiaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Essiaw reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Essiaw is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,771 people, or 1 in 9,751. Beside Ghana it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Essiaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Essiaw last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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