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All around the world, Essen (Essen , Ессен , Эссен ) is quite a rare unisex first name. The given name Essen is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Israel, where it is a rare dominantly male, but seldom feminine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. More frequently, Essen is the last name as well as the forename.
Essen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .