Essom Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Essom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Essom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2431:85,46910,380
England1461:381,63126,761
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Essom (39) may also be a first name.

Essom Last Name Facts

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

Essom occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Essom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 576,198th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Essom reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 34 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Essom is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname Essom is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 85,469. In Cameroon Essom is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent reside, East Region, where 27 percent reside and Centre Region, where 21 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Essom is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Essom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Essom has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Essom last name increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Essom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Essom surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Essom earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Essome913,534/
Hessom91130/
Eassom9196/
Essoum9118/
Jessom917/
Yessom914/
Esssom911/
Eussom911/
Iessom910/
Esshom910/
Gessom910/
Esom891,112/
Jessome831,333/
Essoume8331/
Gessoum834/
Essomme834/
Geissom831/
Esssome831/
Jeissom831/
Hessome830/
Essam80216,780/
Esson805,043/
Ossom803,935/
Easom801,376/
Assom80987/
Issom80826/
Eshom80406/
Hesom80233/
Essem80178/
Gesom80102/
Esome8092/
Eisom8090/
Jesom8013/
Essum8012/
Esiom807/
Yesom806/
Eusom805/
Edsom804/
Eesom802/
Esuom802/
Esasm801/
Esoum801/
Giessoum772/
Yessoume771/
Essoun735,490/
Essame733,648/
Hessam733,562/
Hesson733,514/
Essone732,044/
Easson731,748/
Essuon731,137/
Essong73875/
Gesson73780/
Gessum73582/
Heesom73432/
Hissom73339/
Essoin73300/
Eassam73154/
Issoum7377/
Eysson7371/
Hossom7366/
Easome7330/
Yissom7321/
Yossom7320/
Hassom7315/
Heasom7313/
Gessam7312/
Hessem7310/
Geshom738/
Ession738/
Essume736/
Gissom735/
Jesome735/
Esssam735/
Eessam734/
Es'sam734/
Aessam734/
Jessam733/
Gesoum733/
Eissum733/
Essoon732/
Eisson732/
Hedsom732/
Assuom732/
Essamg732/
Issoom732/
Eissam732/
Jeesom732/
Eashom731/
Easomm731/
Ettsom731/
Geisom731/
Jeshom731/
Issome731/
Eisome731/
Essonn731/
Eesome731/
Assohm731/
Eshome731/
Assoom731/
Essson731/
Essaam731/
Essamm731/
Eaisom730/
Heisom730/
Eassem730/
Eassum730/
Esam6750,917/
Isom6713,512/
Eson673,010/
Asom672,975/
Osom671,535/
Esem67749/
Hessong67379/
Esum67320/
Essoung67302/
Hissoum67231/
Essonne67213/
Ezom67134/
Eiðsson67102/
Exom6753/
Hessoun6740/
Heesome6722/
Eidsson6716/
Geysson6714/
Aissoum6714/
Aassoum6714/
Essatim678/
Heisson676/
Heissam676/
Gaissom675/
Ågesson674/
Geesson673/
Ettsome673/
Esssoun673/
Essoune673/
Hessame672/
Gissoum672/
Issoume672/
Jeesson671/
Jsom671/
Eassson671/
Hessone671/
Jessame671/
Jissome671/
Yossoum671/
Esseume671/
Essongh671/
Eussoun671/
Asssoum671/
Jesuome671/
Eissoon671/
Ysom671/
Edssone671/
Hessaam671/
Hessamn671/
Headsom670/
Hessham670/
Gishsom670/
Ischsom670/
Eatsome670/
Gessham670/
Esshaam670/

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