Van-Ess Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Van-Ess Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Van & Ess.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Van-Ess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Van-Ess Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Van-Ess Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Van-Ess is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Van-Ess.

How Common Is The Last Name Van-Ess? popularity and diffusion

Van-Ess is the 265,540th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. Van-Ess occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Van-Ess are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 1,455 people, or 1 in 18,571. Without taking into account Ghana this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Van-Ess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Van-Ess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Van-Ess surname decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Van-Es9272/
van Ess86393/
Van-Est861/
Van-Esh861/
van Esse8047/
van Hess8029/
Van-Hees806/
Van-Esch802/
Van-Eest801/
Van-Hese801/
Van-Hest801/
van Es774,988/
Van-Ee7710/
van Hesse7583/
van Heiss7523/
Von-Hesse751/
van Est71713/
van Essche71610/
van Hes71176/
van Ees71118/
van Eys71113/
van Eis7189/
von Ess7123/
Van-Huysse7112/
Van-Hee714/
van Ets711/
van Ehs711/
Van-Eer711/
van Hees676,755/
van Esch674,810/
van Hest671,730/
van Hese67630/
van Hessche67194/
van Eijs67164/
von Jess6738/
von Hess6719/
Van-Y6711/
van Heys679/
von Eyss674/
van Geys673/
Van-Huis673/
Van-Heer672/
van East671/
van E671/
van Heus671/
van Ysse671/
Van-Hoey671/
van Heis671/
van Hiss670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Van-Ess
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