Family name Être (Esser 
, Etter , Être 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The last name Être is habitual in Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Suriname, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. Very seldom, Être is the forename as well as the last name.