Surname Hess (Hess 
, هيس 
, 赫斯 
, and others...) , across the world, is a widespread family name. The last name Hess is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is a common surname, Liechtenstein, where it is quite a common surname, and Germany (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Germany, and India. Very seldom, Hess is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Hess | India, Switzerland, France, United States, Germany |
| هيس | Iraq |
| 赫斯 | China |
| ヘス | Japan |
| Гесс | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Хесс | Russia, Ukraine |
| הס | Israel |
| هس | Egypt, Yemen, Palestinian Territory |
| hess andrás publisher (b. 1450) |
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| markus hess (b. 1526) |
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| christian hess CH (b. 1543) |
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| hans jacob hess Swiss minister, CH (b. 1584) |
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| jan bedřich hess CZ (b. 1622) |
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gerhard hess German historian, DE (b. 1731) |
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| jiří hess (b. 1672) |
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johann jakob hess Swiss theologian, CH (b. 1741) |
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carl ernst christoph hess German copperplate engraver, DE (b. 1755) |
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| georg friedrich hess (b. 1697) |
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ludwig hess Swiss artist (1760-1800), CH (b. 1760) |
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| peter hess DE (b. 1709) |
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| johann caspar hess (b. 1709) |
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david hess Swiss artist (1770-1843), CH (b. 1770) |
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| friedrich ludwig hess (1721-1800), CH (b. 1721) |
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