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

The last name Jesse (Arabic: يسَّى, Bengali: জেসি, Hindi: जेस्सी, Marathi: जेसी) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Jessé or Jessê. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

Jesse is the 25,832^nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 349,724 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Jesse reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,322^nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 440,082 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,294 people, or 1 in 57,588. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 19 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Jesse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jesse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jesse surname rose 797 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jesse Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jesse last name is principally Congregationalist (45%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Jesse are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jesse earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.64% less than the national average, earning R 133,944 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $47,503 CAD per year.