Tess Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Tess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8551:423,92936,688
Nicaragua1111:54,2441,469
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
Poland911:417,67944,209
Italy681:899,36366,781
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England181:3,095,448105,421
France181:3,690,151224,666
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
India101:76,706,538639,611
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Guam81:20,0153,029
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Latvia31:683,34934,074
China21:683,660,78330,601
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

The alternate forms: Tešs (3) are calculated separately.

Tess (28,748) may also be a first name.

Tess Last Name Facts

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

Tess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻴﺲ, Marathi: टेस) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Tešs. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tess? popularity and diffusion

It is the 260,307th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,829,388 people. Tess occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Tess live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tess is also the 28,833rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 28,748 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 423,929. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Tess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tess last name expanded 658 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Tess are 20.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.16% being registered with the political party.

Tess earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tešs923/
Tesse892,097/
Thess891,129/
Teiss89142/
Tiess89115/
Teass8941/
Teïss8917/
Tesst8911/
Teuss896/
Teyss893/
Tesss892/
Teess891/
Tejss891/
Tes8614,945/
Theiss808,857/
Thiess802,051/
Theuss8067/
Thesse8053/
Teysse8021/
Teesse808/
Theess807/
Teisse806/
Ttiess803/
Teasse802/
Teshsh801/
Teîsse801/
Tehsse801/
Tedsse801/
Teschs801/
Tetsst801/
Dtesst801/
Teissh800/
Tesh751,690/
Tees751,303/
Tese751,260/
Tiss75985/
Test75962/
Teas75950/
Teis75850/
Teus75770/
Teys75670/
Ties75585/
Thes75426/
Tets75150/
Tejs75137/
Tesz7579/
Tehs7548/
Tyss7510/
Teds759/
Tesr755/
Tesd753/
Htes752/
Texs752/
te S751/
Tjss751/
Theisse7364/
Teijsse7356/
Theasse735/
Tessova732/
Teissøe731/
Te6753,305/
Theis6728,820/
Thies6719,899/
Tesch6714,833/
Theys676,324/
Theus675,364/
Teets673,860/
Thees671,669/
Tease671,236/
Teats67785/
Tisse67755/
Teese67707/
Teshe67578/
Teise67522/
Theas67375/
Tedds67368/
These67337/
Taiss67281/
Teshh67184/
Thiss67155/
Tties6794/
Tesht6788/
Thesz6779/
Teusz6770/
Thyss6765/
Teush6754/
Tetse6738/
Teesh6737/
Teysh6735/
Teyts6725/
Tetts6723/
Teits6719/
Tyssø6718/
Teihs6714/
Testt6712/
Teist6712/
Teest679/
Tieys679/
Teish677/
Tesze677/
Thesh673/
Teisz673/
Teeds672/
Tesce672/
Tetst672/
Tiehs672/
Tetsh672/
Teyse672/
Ttees671/
Htesh671/
Teeys671/
Testh671/
Tisst671/
Tuiss671/
Htees671/
Teijs671/
Toiss671/
Tayss671/
Ttest671/
Teths671/
Teujs671/
Tehzs671/
Tedst671/
Gytes670/

Tess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﻴﺲaltys-
Tess in the Marathi language
टेसtesa50
तेसtesa50

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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 Tess
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