Gessesse Surname

43,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Gessesse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gessesse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11,5911:8,4161,302
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Gessesse (9,374) may also be a first name.

Gessesse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gessesse is most common in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gessesse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gessesse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gessesse is the 43,886th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 615,450 people. The surname Gessesse is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gessesse live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Gessesse is also the 64,003rd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 9,374 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 11,591 people, or 1 in 8,416. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gessesse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gessesse last name are 43.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gessesse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.71% less than the national average, earning $36,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghessesse941/
Gessessie941/
Gessese939,416/
Gesesse934,371/
Essesse9372/
Gessess932/
Gessessech891/
Esseesse8817/
Gessasse882/
Guesesse881/
Gesessee881/
Sgessese881/
Gesses8660/
Essese866/
Gesess863/
Gessessch821/
Djessesse821/
Hessessee821/
Essessi80530/
Essessa8040/
Essisse8018/
Guesses8013/
Essessy804/
Gessase804/
Gassese802/
Getsese802/
Esese77726/
Geses7717/
Eisesser752/
Ghessase751/
Sessesie751/
Sessessi751/
Gessasea751/
Essaisse751/
Hessisse751/
Guessest751/
Gesese719,373/
Gesase71427/
Cesses71301/
Jesses7157/
Gessis7119/
Zesses719/
Gesesa715/
Sesses715/
Gesges715/
Esesey714/
Gueses714/
Gisese713/
Jesese713/
Eseseh712/
Essesa712/
Gisses712/
Yesese711/
Hesscease711/
Eseses711/
Geesis711/
Gesees711/
Esesei711/
Gasese711/
Esises711/
Esessa711/
Sesese711/
Essise710/
Guessis67107/
Essissa6769/
Esiesie6764/
Etsetse6723/
Gessisa678/
Seysses678/
Esseesy675/
Esheshe675/
Geyshes674/
Gesissa674/
Eseshie673/
Gessosi673/
Sissess671/
Guisses671/
Gyssets671/
Geseche671/
Essiset671/
Geyseis671/
Djesses671/
Gesetse671/
Essaise671/
Jesesed671/
Essissi671/
Gesgesh671/
Gesashe671/
Gesisea670/
Essiece670/
Gessish670/

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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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  • 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 Gessesse
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