Tessa Surname
Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname
Tessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 775 | 1:26,799 | 3,647 |
| Italy | 698 | 1:87,617 | 15,166 |
| Algeria | 429 | 1:90,050 | 13,818 |
| Argentina | 165 | 1:259,051 | 20,901 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| Ukraine | 130 | 1:350,175 | 43,429 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| Indonesia | 110 | 1:1,202,265 | 84,863 |
| Haiti | 105 | 1:101,751 | 4,917 |
| Uruguay | 85 | 1:40,374 | 4,617 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Transnistria | 12 | 1:39,558 | 6,116 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Tessa (72,474) may also be a first name.
Tessa Demographics
Tessa Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Tessa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tessa in the Hindi language | ||
| तेस्सा | tes'sa | - |
| Tessa in the Marathi language | ||
| तेसा | tesa | - |
| Tessa in the Russian language | ||
| Тесса | tessa | - |
| Tessa in the Arabic language | ||
| تيسّا | tysa | - |
| تيسا | tysa | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tessa
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