Sasse Surname
Approximately 14,071 people bear this surname
Sasse Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sasse.' 'Sasse, a lock in a river' (Halliwell). 'Sasse, from sass (Belgic), a sluice or lock, especially in a river that is cut with floodgates, to shut up or let out water for the better passage of boats and barges, as in Misterton Sasse' The Isle of Axholme, its place-names and river-names, John K.
Read More About This SurnameSasse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,937 | 1:9,008 | 1,118 |
| United States | 2,255 | 1:160,736 | 16,370 |
| Brazil | 1,332 | 1:160,716 | 6,198 |
| Benin | 272 | 1:37,999 | 4,906 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| Ivory Coast | 112 | 1:205,993 | 8,732 |
| Switzerland | 101 | 1:81,316 | 9,293 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Netherlands | 91 | 1:185,573 | 26,340 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Mauritania | 74 | 1:55,336 | 3,965 |
| Congo | 72 | 1:69,293 | 6,042 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:178,080 | 15,904 |
The alternate forms: Sassé (20) are calculated separately.
Sasse (814) may also be a first name.
Sasse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sasse.' 'Sasse, a lock in a river' (Halliwell). 'Sasse, from sass (Belgic), a sluice or lock, especially in a river that is cut with floodgates, to shut up or let out water for the better passage of boats and barges, as in Misterton Sasse' The Isle of Axholme, its place-names and river-names, John K. Johnstone)
1617. John Sas and Jane Delabarr: Marriage Lic. (London).
(French-Latin) Dweller at a Willow-Tree [Old French sas for sals, etc., Latin salix] (Teutonic) Dweller at a Lock or Sluice [Dutch sas]
(English) Dweller at, or near, a willow tree, or at a lock in a river.
From the Danish, Sussex; a personal name.
Sasse Demographics
Average Male Sasse Height
178.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sasse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sasse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sasse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺱ, Hindi: सससे, Russian: Сассе) occurs most in Germany. It can appear as: Sassé. For other potential spellings of Sasse click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sasse? popularity and diffusion
Sasse is the 37,413th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 517,912 people. The last name Sasse is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Sasse live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 286,493rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 814 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 8,937 people, or 1 in 9,008. In Germany Sasse is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Sasse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sasse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sasse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sasse last name are 24.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.46% registered with the party.
The amount Sasse earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning R 288,372 per year; in United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% more than the national average, earning $55,310 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sasse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sasse in the Hindi language | ||
| सससे | sasase | - |
| Sasse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺱ | alsas | 85 |
| ﺳﺎﺱ | sas | 10 |
| ﺍﺳﺎﺱ | asas | 2.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺳﻪ | alsash | 2.5 |
| Sasse in the Russian language | ||
| Сассе | sasse | - |
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Sasse Reference & Research
Sasser DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sasser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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