Last name Эссе (Esse 
, Essai 
, Эссе 
) , around the globe, is a common family name. The cognomen Эссе is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Somalia, where it is quite a common surname, Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Very seldom, Эссе is the forename as well as the last name.