Eß Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Eß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Austria181:473,08046,251

The alternate forms: E (14,808) are calculated separately.

Eß Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eß is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as: E. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eß? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,315,412th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Eß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 526,179. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 72 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
E8914,808/
Heß8013,655/
Jeß80769/
Geß80194/
Eßt8015/
Eiß8013/
Eyß807/
Ehß801/
Heiß678,157/
Geiß675,469/
Gieß67527/
Heuß67472/
Heeß67268/
Hieß67216/
Jeße6712/
Jesß671/

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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 Eß
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