Yessa Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gabon

Yessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Yessa (1,300) may also be a first name.

Yessa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yessa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺴﻌﻰ) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yessa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 26 percent of Yessa live; 18 percent live in Southeast Asia and 17 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yessa is also the 218,222nd most prevalent forename internationally, held by 1,300 people.

Yessa is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Yessa is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 5 percent are found and North Carolina, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Yessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yessa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yessa last name grew 2,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yessa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yessa surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Yessa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.86% more than the national average, earning $56,465 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yessad914,641/
Ayessa911,332/
Yessah9131/
Yessea9128/
Yessaa915/
Yessai912/
Iyessa912/
Yyessa911/
Yessay911/
Essa89154,421/
Yesa891,993/
Yessaad83982/
Yessaya83527/
Yessaud834/
Hayessa833/
Ayessha833/
Yessaàd832/
Ayeshsa831/
Gayessa831/
Ayessah831/
Eissa80116,102/
Ayesa8012,908/
Essau805,606/
Eassa803,315/
Gessa802,935/
Jessa802,800/
Yesse801,143/
Essai801,043/
Yesso80831/
Yessi80548/
Essay80456/
Eyssa80439/
Essaa80421/
Yesad80381/
Aessa80276/
Yesha80205/
Iessa80184/
Yessy80160/
Yesia8061/
Yesap8050/
Eessa8045/
Oyesa8043/
Essaï8032/
Iyesa8031/
Yesai8030/
Ayssa8027/
Oyssa8026/
Yesis8024/
Yesau8019/
Essea8012/
Eshsa8011/
Essha8010/
Yesah8010/
Iyssa809/
Eyesa807/
Yeses805/
Yesos804/
Yoesa804/
Yesay804/
Yesaa804/
Yesas804/
Eussa804/
Yesza803/
Yesga802/
Yetsa802/
Yesea802/
Yessé802/
Essaj802/
Yesaj801/
Yedsa801/
Essga801/
Esssa801/
Es'sa801/
Ouyessad77195/
Yehssaad771/
Esa7537,439/
Ayesha7370,623/
Yesaya7311,792/
Essaih731,913/
Yessoh731,437/
Ayesah731,096/
Ayissa731,077/
Jessah73455/
Iyassa73414/
Essayh73311/
Jessat73267/
Gessay73247/
Hiyesa73212/
Essa'a73162/
Yissah73160/
Gaessa73123/
Aiyesa73109/
Ayassa73103/
Oyissa7388/
Yesser7380/
Essaya7373/
Yessou7363/
Yoesay7359/
Yesaad7351/
Yetsha7344/
Yessie7341/
Yessis7339/
Yessoo7337/
Ouessa7336/
Jessay7335/
Geissa7330/
Gayssa7328/
Ayesia7328/
Yesseu7321/
Gessau7319/
Iessai7315/
Yesseh7313/
Awessa7313/
Ijessa7312/
Yessio7312/
Iyesaa7311/
Geyesa7311/
Ayossa7311/
Ayussa7310/
Eyssai7310/
Yesaia739/
Ayiesa739/
Essaai739/
Ayehsa737/
Yiesai737/
Eissah736/
Essaja736/
Iyesha735/
Aayesa735/
Huessa735/
Yeshay735/
Yessho735/
Ehessa735/
Iyossa735/
Ayesaa734/
Yesset734/
Eessaa734/
Ayssay734/
Eeissa734/
Aiessa734/
Hayssa733/
Heissa733/
Eassaa733/
Hayesa733/
Yhesso733/
Yessei733/
Yeseau733/
Jessha733/
Yesaid733/
Eyesha732/
Eissai732/
Yessed732/
Ayesat732/
Yeyses732/
Esseah732/
Owessa732/
Yeshai732/
Eoussa732/
Eissat732/
Ohyssa732/
Jyeses731/
Jessap731/
Jessoa731/
Hyesha731/
Ejassa731/
Ayeesa731/
Yesahe731/
Yeshap731/
Yesshi731/
Yessys731/
Yehsha731/
Yessee731/
Yessey731/
Yesahu731/
Eyesaa731/
Eyesia731/
Yeshau731/
Eassah731/
Iyssat731/
Jessad731/
Jessai731/
Jeussa731/
Ouyssa731/
Yiyesa731/
Yoassa731/
Yiesap731/
Yeshah731/
Yesses731/
Gessai731/
Ehissa731/
Essaaj731/
Esseea731/
Ajessa731/
Aessay731/
Eesssa731/
Ayesso731/
Ayssha731/
Yessod731/
Essahy731/
Ayesas731/
Eissha731/
Eussau731/
Yehsah731/
Yesasd731/
Yeshsi731/
Eaissa731/
Eyesap731/
Ayssah731/
Haessa731/
Geassa730/
Yohesa730/
Essaia730/
Ouyessaad715/
Eisa6791,941/
Esse6743,967/
Esha6726,806/
Esau6723,495/
Esso6718,492/
Easa6710,520/
Essi678,596/
Eesa678,510/
Aysa678,164/
Esaa675,607/
Gesa673,723/
Yese671,920/
Essy671,310/
Yeza671,028/
Eysa67915/
Ayessou67763/
Yeso67749/
Jesa67728/
Aesa67700/
Ouessai67690/
Esai67620/
Heissat67539/
Houessa67249/
Iysa67248/
Aayesha67242/
Esay67232/
Eusa67168/
Hayeesa67166/
Esaj67164/
Eyeshah67161/
Iesa67155/
Uesa67139/
Ayeesha67108/
Esea6749/
Yeshaya6747/
Eyeshad6732/
Hayesso6725/
Oesa6724/
Yesy6724/
Ijessah6722/
Yeshooa6718/
Aiyesha6717/
Eggessa6715/
Ayissah6715/
Ghessay6715/
Esaï6715/
Giessau6711/
Jessaha6711/
Geissah6710/
Eyoussa6710/
Ayoussa6710/
Ayeshah679/
Gesseau678/
Geaissa676/
Ayeshat675/
Gouessa675/
Hawessa675/
Gaiessa674/
Oysa674/
Essá674/
Ayesaha673/
Eaeissa673/
Esáa673/
Gayassa673/
Ouyesad672/
Ayietsa672/
Hayesha671/
Jessaya671/
Ayeshaa671/
Ayeshad671/
Ayshsha671/
Yieasha671/
Yessett671/
Esga671/
Jessatt671/
Gaessah671/
Geassay671/
Yessieh671/
Gaessay671/
Iessaad671/
Ayehsat671/
Uysa671/
Iyassah671/
Hiyassa671/
Hayassa671/
Yoyissa671/
Gayossa671/
Goyesso671/
Esaá671/
Ahiessa671/
Ayehsha671/
Ayyesha671/
Ayyesse671/
Awessat671/
Hajessa671/
Ojessah671/
E'Sa671/
Yesheas671/
Yihesis671/
Yessoup671/
Yeshaia671/
Eeissaa671/
Ayeesah671/
Hayesai671/
Ayeshea670/

Yessa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yessa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺴﻌﻰysy-

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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 Yessa
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