Last name Ессен (Essen 
, Yessen 
, Ессен 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common family name. The family name Ессен is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, where it is quite a rare surname, and Finland. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Netherlands, Germany, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Ессен is the forename as well as the last name.