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

The surname Hess (Oriya: େହସ) is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 4,618^th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 59,947 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Hess are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hess is also the 419,838^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 419 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 78,274 people, or 1 in 4,631. In The United States Hess is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Hess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hess last name increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 543 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hess Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Hess surname are 18.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hess earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning 346,908 kr per year; in Peru they earn 48.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,717 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning R 220,956 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $53,664 CAD per year.