Pessa Surname

181,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Pessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8951:59,1536,370
Brazil3841:557,48520,855
Finland1871:29,3943,932
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Namibia1141:21,1353,646
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Italy941:650,60357,886
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
India591:13,001,108227,026
Israel531:161,46516,670
Kenya501:923,59833,552
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Chile201:880,82418,509
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pessa (600) may also be a first name.

Pessa Last Name Facts

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

Pessa (Russian: Песса) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pessa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,314th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,103,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Pessa are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 341,265th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 600 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 895 people, or 1 in 59,153. In Tanzania Pessa is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 22 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Finland, where 8 percent reside.

Pessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pessa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pessa surname expanded 17,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pessa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pessa surname are 20.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.58% registered with the party.

The amount Pessa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.42% less than the national average, earning $39,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pessoa91113,501/
Pessah91404/
Peussa91226/
Pessat9139/
Pessay9129/
Piessa9120/
Pessaj918/
Pessas915/
Phessa912/
Pessai912/
Peessa911/
Pessõa911/
Pessóa911/
Peissa911/
Paessa910/
Pesa8911,028/
Pesseat8365/
Pessach8353/
Pessaud8340/
Pessaia8336/
Pesseas8322/
Pesseau8320/
Pessaux834/
Phessas832/
Pessaut832/
Pessaha831/
Pessaya831/
Pessoha831/
Pessooa831/
Pesoa806,689/
Passa804,464/
Pesos804,068/
Possa803,055/
Pessi802,771/
Petsa801,955/
Pissa801,882/
Pesse801,535/
Pesha801,517/
Pesaa801,507/
Pesso80867/
Pessy80849/
Peesa80758/
Paesa80445/
Pesay80376/
Pesis80365/
Pyssa80235/
Pejsa80234/
Pesah80192/
Pesau80181/
Phesa80170/
Peisa80156/
Pesaj80147/
Pesad80136/
Piesa8096/
Pesas8093/
Pesai8066/
Poesa8063/
Peusa8053/
Pesea8045/
Pesat8041/
Pesia8036/
Pesga8035/
Pexsa8034/
Peses8024/
Peasa8022/
Peysa8017/
Pesys8013/
Pesap809/
Pässa808/
Pessé806/
Pesza805/
Pessô801/
Pesôa801/
Pessê801/
Hpesa801/
Pezsa801/
Pessó801/
Piesseau7718/
Pessault774/
Pesseaud773/
Passah736,060/
Petsas732,329/
Pesach731,089/
Pessot73835/
Pessey73776/
Petsis73697/
Piesse73676/
Pissas73427/
Passau73418/
Petsos73388/
Pesser73333/
Passay73206/
Pissay73201/
Pessis73180/
Pesses73178/
Pesios73161/
Pessio73146/
Pessoz73130/
Peszat73118/
Pescha73112/
Pessei7369/
Peesai7362/
Passha7360/
Peasha7358/
Peusha7355/
Peyssi7355/
Petsai7350/
Paesah7343/
Pessie7343/
Peysse7339/
Peasad7338/
Pesset7337/
Pessos7337/
Peisah7333/
Pesets7331/
Peshis7330/
Peisse7329/
Phesay7328/
Peesay7327/
Peseau7325/
Paissa7324/
Peshai7323/
Phesso7321/
Peshad7320/
Perzsa7320/
Peshat7319/
Peysha7319/
Passea7319/
Pessou7318/
Phesse7317/
Pejsha7317/
Peisai7317/
Possai7316/
Petsha7316/
Pesseu7316/
Phesha7315/
Passai7315/
Petses7314/
Peusso7313/
Peasse7313/
Peasai7313/
Pesseh7312/
Peyssy7312/
Petsay7312/
Pesaud7311/
Pesoha7311/
Pissai7310/
Pessyh739/
Phetsa738/
Phesia738/
Peasso737/
Piossa737/
Peshes737/
Possea737/
Paesai737/
Puissa736/
Pessoh736/
Piessi735/
Phaesa735/
Peshos734/
Peasea734/
Phesis734/
Peesha733/
Payssa733/
Pesooa733/
Piessé733/
Pessez733/
Peasia733/
Piesha732/
Pashsa732/
Peesoa732/
Poesay732/
Piesza732/
Peases732/
Peassi732/
Peesah732/
Pheasa732/
Peesse731/
Peasaa731/
Peassy731/
Peesap731/
Peesau731/
Peisha731/
Pesayt731/
Peshas731/
Peshay731/
Piesea731/
Pissoa731/
Paesha731/
Pesces731/
Possah731/
Passaa731/
Païssa731/
Pezsia731/
Peusse731/
Petsah731/
Phesat731/
Phassa731/
Peises731/
Peitsa731/
Pesadp731/
Pesaja731/
Pesaut731/
Pesaya731/
Peshah731/
Peshoa731/
Pesies731/
Pesijs731/
Pesioa731/
Pissah731/
Pissaï731/
Pessoi731/
Petsap731/
Pehesa731/
Pedsai731/
Paesso730/
Peshea730/
Peissi730/
Peussy730/
Pesiea730/
Pasa6764,504/
Pisa678,527/
Posa678,269/
Peza674,015/
Peso673,883/
Peša671,160/
Pissaia671,091/
Pese67912/
Pexa67707/
Petsios67469/
Peça67294/
Phetsai67196/
Peisser67189/
Peţa67153/
Peisach67136/
Pisseau67125/
Peschau6799/
Pesy6786/
Passeau6784/
Pesjaha6771/
Peyssou6771/
Peshaya6769/
Peitsis6753/
Peshaia6752/
Puissat6751/
Pessoit6748/
Peusseu6729/
Peasseu6729/
Pesheau6728/
Pesches6726/
Peitsos6725/
Pysa6724/
Pehshah6720/
Peschat6716/
Peshcha6713/
Paissat6711/
Phetsat6711/
Posseah6710/
Pesä6710/
Phetsap6710/
Peissis679/
Poeshai678/
Petscha678/
Peysset678/
Passaha677/
Peschos676/
Pesszer675/
Peishys675/
Peshish674/
Pissach674/
Peeshah674/
Peashad673/
Pissaya673/
Pesseuh673/
Pejscha673/
Pesauts672/
Peshoss672/
Pfesser672/
Pissais672/
Pashsha672/
Phossaa672/
Piesseu672/
Piessie672/
Physsas672/
Phetsha672/
Peasser671/
Posseau671/
Phesser671/
Phessey671/
Pettsis671/
Pishsha671/
Passaih671/
Pessott671/
Passhah671/
Peyssot671/
Petsaha671/
Piescha671/
Phessie671/
Pessois671/
Pesè671/
Pesé671/
Peshach671/
Pisseat671/
Poissat671/
Piessou671/
Phaesai671/
Pessoot671/
Pessoth671/
Pessout671/
Pheasay670/
Peussey670/
Posscha670/
Poessey670/
Peushay670/
Pessoux670/

Pessa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pessa in the Russian language
Пессаpessa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pessa
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