View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Essien Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Essien (Arabic: ايسيان, Russian: Эссиен) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Essien? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,454^th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,727 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Essien live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,415^th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 20,281 people.

The surname Essien is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 101,528 people, or 1 in 1,745. In Nigeria Essien is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 62 percent reside, Cross River, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and Togo, where 1 percent reside.

Essien Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Syriac Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Essien last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% being registered with the party.

The amount Essien earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.99% more than the national average, earning R 432,480 per year; in United States they earn 3.22% less than the national average, earning $41,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.22% less than the national average, earning $34,174 CAD per year.