Throughout the world, Ессе (Esse 
, Yesse 
, Ессе 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename Ессе is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a rare male name, El Salvador, where it is quite a rare girly name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Ессе is the last name as well as the forename.