Tessa Surname

138,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7751:26,7993,647
Italy6981:87,61715,166
Algeria4291:90,05013,818
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
France1561:425,78761,887
Ukraine1301:350,17543,429
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Haiti1051:101,7514,917
Uruguay851:40,3744,617
Poland561:678,72858,421
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England271:2,063,63279,942
Benin241:430,65030,545
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Israel141:611,26042,949
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Moldova101:356,13727,160
India101:76,706,538639,611
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tessa (72,474) may also be a first name.

Tessa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tessa (Arabic: تيسّا, Hindi: तेस्सा, Marathi: तेसा, Russian: Тесса) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tessa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tessa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,286th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,252,023 people. The surname Tessa occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Tessa are found; 24 percent are found in Central Africa and 24 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 13,484th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 72,474 people.

The last name Tessa is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 775 people, or 1 in 26,799. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 36 percent reside, Centre Region, where 34 percent reside and West Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Tessa occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 22 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.

Tessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tessa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tessa surname increased 6,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 338 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tessa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tessa surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Tessa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning €33,513 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.25% less than the national average, earning R 8,904 per year; in United States they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $39,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.48% less than the national average, earning $36,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thessa91501/
Tessas91113/
Tessay9199/
Tiessa9187/
Tessah9174/
Tessau9142/
Tessai9135/
Tessaa914/
Teussa913/
Tessoa912/
Tessat912/
Teissa912/
Tessea911/
Toessa911/
Teassa911/
Tessad910/
Tesa893,021/
Tessaud8373/
Tesshea8335/
Thiessa839/
Teshsha834/
Tessaha834/
Tesscha834/
Tessaya832/
Tessiea831/
Teussea831/
Teissaa831/
Thessaa831/
Thessat831/
Tiessah831/
Tesseha831/
Tossa8021,355/
Tesha8018,868/
Tassa808,701/
Tesso803,838/
Tessi803,512/
Tesse802,097/
Tissa801,866/
Tesia801,309/
Tessy80697/
Tesis80539/
Tetsa80436/
Thesa80133/
Teasa80122/
Teesa80115/
Tesah80113/
Teusa8085/
Teisa8077/
Taesa8059/
Tessé8045/
Tesaa8034/
Tesga8033/
Tiesa8027/
Tesea8023/
Toesa8016/
Tesad8012/
Tesay809/
Teses808/
Tesai807/
Tesat807/
Tesas806/
Tesys804/
Tehsa804/
Tesaj802/
Tesau802/
Tesàa802/
Tesos802/
Tyssa802/
Tesap801/
Teysa801/
Tedsa801/
Dtesa801/
Tesschau773/
Tesseeha773/
Theassea771/
Teshay736,600/
Tesser732,914/
Tiesse731,759/
Tessou73815/
Tessio73647/
Taissa73411/
Tossah73234/
Tossea73179/
Tessoh73150/
Teetsa73148/
Tyossa73109/
Tessis73100/
Tiessi7394/
Tiesso7385/
Tessey7371/
Tassah7367/
Teitsa7365/
Tessie7362/
Taassa7358/
Thesse7353/
Tesseu7350/
Teshaj7346/
Tessop7343/
Teytsa7340/
Tessot7334/
Tedsai7331/
Tetsos7324/
Teysse7321/
Teasso7321/
Tiesha7320/
Tezsah7320/
Tessyo7319/
Tezsay7318/
Tessei7317/
Tetsis7316/
Teesha7315/
Tiossa7313/
Teisha7313/
Tesses7313/
Taesai7313/
Tesgay7312/
Teussi7312/
Tesseh7312/
Thiesa7311/
Thessy7310/
Teesse738/
Teisis738/
Tesaat738/
Tissah737/
Tissat737/
Teisse736/
Tassay736/
Thessi736/
Thossa735/
Thesha734/
Thassa734/
Theisa734/
Thesso734/
Tissap734/
Teshai734/
Thesay734/
Tescha733/
Tesgai733/
Tassai733/
Tissay733/
Tiessé733/
Teissi733/
Teasha732/
Teesay732/
Thissa732/
Tossau732/
Taíssa732/
Thaesa732/
Teasia732/
T'Assa732/
Tesaha732/
Tetsap732/
Teusse732/
Teshad732/
Tesios732/
Teasse732/
Teesat732/
Theesa732/
Tassea731/
Tysess731/
Tossha731/
Ttesaa731/
Ttessi731/
Teesaa731/
Tejsha731/
Tissai731/
Thesas731/
Tashsa731/
Toesah731/
Teisah731/
Tassau731/
Teseis731/
Teshah731/
Tessii731/
Teusso731/
Tetsai731/
Tetsas731/
Tezsat731/
Teîsse731/
Teysis731/
Teyssi731/
Teszás731/
Tehsse731/
Teisau731/
Teisia731/
Teisso731/
Tesacz731/
Tescis731/
Toesso731/
Tossay731/
Tissau731/
Tissea731/
Thesai731/
Thesat731/
Tiessy731/
Tedsse731/
Thesea731/
Tiesah731/
Tesyst731/
Teissy731/
Tassaa731/
Taehsa731/
Teasoa731/
Tehsis731/
Teesad731/
Taesha730/
Teesia730/
Tasa6712,828/
Tosa6710,466/
Tisa677,189/
Teso674,590/
Teza671,456/
Tese671,260/
Thiesse67739/
Theisay67673/
Teshash67352/
Teyssie67273/
Teyssot67236/
Teyssou67118/
Tetsios67110/
Tessouh67103/
Tysa6779/
Thetsai6767/
Theisse6764/
Teijsse6756/
Teissie6755/
Tissait6742/
Thessot6728/
Tesy6722/
Teisset6721/
Teşa6720/
Tesè6719/
Tiesseu6719/
Texa6716/
Teussie6715/
Teissou679/
Tiesaah679/
Theasse675/
Thissat675/
Teshcha675/
Tehesat675/
Teysser674/
Tassaha673/
Tissaud672/
Tahassa672/
Thessie672/
Tiessie672/
Teysset672/
Teussou672/
Tesó672/
Tesgaya672/
Thessee672/
Tthesia671/
Tehshau671/
Tesahay671/
Tesseer671/
Tessett671/
Therzsa671/
Theysha671/
Tashsha671/
Teća671/
Toesaah671/
Toeseah671/
Tehsauh671/
Teseest671/
Teisser671/
Tīsa671/
Tésa671/
Ķesa671/
Teusseu671/
Teša671/
Teyssey671/
Tesé671/
Tesò671/
Teissot671/
Teissøe671/
Theasso671/
Tahssah671/
Taissau671/
Toescha671/
Tishsha671/
Tissaut671/
Tissaux671/
Thesaut671/
Thesisz671/
Thessey671/
Thessou671/
Tiesaih671/
Tiessou671/
Tiessse671/
Dtiessi671/
Teggisa671/
Hthissa671/
Teshaya671/
Tjsa671/
Thetsay671/
Thesjai671/
Teschai671/
Teeshah671/
Theasha670/
Teassey670/
Tesscer670/

Tessa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tessa in the Hindi language
तेस्साtes'sa-
Tessa in the Marathi language
तेसाtesa-
Tessa in the Russian language
Тессаtessa-
Tessa in the Arabic language
تيسّاtysa-
تيساtysa-

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Footnotes

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