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

The surname Hesse (Arabic: هسه) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Hessé, Hésse or Hessê. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 8,761^st most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 112,485 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Hesse are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hesse is also the 832,731^st most frequent given name on earth, held by 125 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 43,403 people, or 1 in 1,855. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Saxony, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 8 percent live.

Hesse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Hesse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hesse surname expanded 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hesse Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hesse last name is principally Catholic (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hesse surname are 11.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hesse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning 250,167 kr per year; in Peru they earn 214.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,009 per year; in South Africa they earn 99.3% more than the national average, earning R 473,604 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,968 CAD per year.