Most Common Ghanaian Surnames & Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Ghana

Forebears knows about 60,657 unique surnames in Ghana and there are 445 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency
1	Mensah	521,060	1:52
2	Owusu	406,624	1:66
3	Osei	294,404	1:92
4	Boateng	272,583	1:99
5	Appiah	241,480	1:112
6	Asare	222,431	1:121
6	Yeboah	222,431	1:121
8	Tetteh	209,408	1:129
9	Adjei	208,438	1:130
10	Asante	185,648	1:146
11	Opoku	185,370	1:146
12	Addo	166,875	1:162
13	Ofori	165,974	1:163
14	Arthur	145,886	1:185
15	Amoah	144,777	1:187
16	Adu	144,639	1:187
17	Antwi	137,920	1:196
18	Asamoah	134,248	1:201
19	Obeng	133,833	1:202
20	Frimpong	133,209	1:203
21	Boakye	124,481	1:217
22	Oppong	119,078	1:227
23	Alhassan	116,792	1:231
24	Acheampong	115,198	1:235
25	Ansah	109,172	1:248
26	Amponsah	104,392	1:259
27	Nyarko	101,898	1:265
28	Agyemang	98,158	1:275
29	Asiedu	97,119	1:278
30	Acquah	95,387	1:283
31	Sarpong	94,417	1:286
32	Donkor	92,131	1:293
33	Darko	87,698	1:308
34	Quaye	83,126	1:325
35	Danso	82,156	1:329
36	Agyei	80,563	1:335
37	Aboagye	79,524	1:340
38	Amoako	79,247	1:341
39	Okyere	74,744	1:362
40	Nartey	73,774	1:366
41	Mohammed	72,458	1:373
42	Sackey	72,319	1:374
43	Annan	71,627	1:377
44	Lartey	69,133	1:391
45	Oduro	68,648	1:394
46	Lamptey	67,540	1:400
47	Yakubu	67,401	1:401
48	Aidoo	67,263	1:402
49	Gyamfi	65,531	1:412
50	Otoo	62,621	1:431
51	Baah	61,305	1:441
52	Eshun	60,890	1:444
53	Nkrumah	59,712	1:453
54	Iddrisu	58,881	1:459
55	Sam	57,772	1:468
56	Musah	57,495	1:470
57	Kofi	56,456	1:479
58	Baidoo	55,002	1:491
59	Quansah	54,447	1:496
60	Kwame	52,854	1:511
61	Seidu	52,369	1:516
62	Dadzie	52,161	1:518
63	Armah	51,192	1:528
63	Laryea	51,192	1:528
65	Kwarteng	50,291	1:537
66	Quarshie	49,668	1:544
67	Koomson	49,529	1:546
67	Ofosu	49,529	1:546
69	Issah	49,252	1:549
70	Salifu	49,183	1:549
71	Quartey	49,044	1:551
72	Addai	48,629	1:556
72	Larbi	48,629	1:556
74	Agyeman	48,074	1:562
75	Amankwah	47,867	1:564
76	Danquah	47,035	1:574
77	Tawiah	46,689	1:579
78	Cudjoe	46,066	1:587
79	Sarfo	45,788	1:590
80	Afriyie	44,819	1:603
81	Bonsu	44,403	1:609
82	Agyapong	43,987	1:614
83	Agyekum	43,780	1:617
84	Afful	43,502	1:621
85	Kwakye	42,948	1:629
86	Andoh	42,810	1:631
87	Kumah	42,671	1:633
88	Kyei	42,117	1:642
89	Ankrah	41,355	1:653
90	Konadu	40,593	1:666
91	Koranteng	40,524	1:667
92	Awuah	40,385	1:669
93	Arhin	40,177	1:673
94	Kumi	40,108	1:674
95	Boadu	39,831	1:678
96	Addae	39,762	1:680
97	Manu	39,415	1:686
98	Boadi	38,931	1:694
99	Nkansah	38,861	1:695

100	Ampofo	38,723	1:698
101	Anim	38,653	1:699
102	Akoto	38,584	1:700
103	Gyimah	38,099	1:709
104	Aryee	37,961	1:712
105	Boamah	37,892	1:713
106	Ibrahim	37,337	1:724
107	Yussif	36,783	1:735
108	Sulemana	36,575	1:739
109	Tettey	36,229	1:746
110	Essel	36,160	1:747
111	Nana	36,090	1:749
112	Kusi	35,952	1:752
113	Forson	35,675	1:757
114	Mahama	35,606	1:759
115	Marfo	35,398	1:763
116	Amissah	35,328	1:765
116	Duah	35,328	1:765
118	Doe	35,121	1:769
119	Sowah	34,913	1:774
120	Twum	34,359	1:786
121	Abubakari	33,735	1:801
122	Teye	33,597	1:804
123	Twumasi	33,458	1:808
124	Tagoe	33,250	1:813
125	Solomon	33,181	1:814
126	Narh	33,112	1:816
127	Peprah	32,973	1:819
128	Botchway	32,904	1:821
129	Bediako	32,835	1:823
130	Nortey	32,419	1:833
131	Fosu	32,211	1:839
132	Ohene	32,142	1:841
133	Hayford	31,934	1:846
134	Anane	31,865	1:848
135	Gyasi	31,588	1:855
136	Fuseini	30,895	1:875
137	Dodoo	30,549	1:885
138	Okai	30,479	1:887
139	Boafo	29,995	1:901
140	Takyi	29,925	1:903
141	Opare	29,856	1:905
142	Annor	29,648	1:911
143	Okine	29,440	1:918
143	Yaw	29,440	1:918
145	Gyan	29,371	1:920
146	Aggrey	29,302	1:922
147	Asiamah	29,094	1:929
148	Baba	28,886	1:935
149	Ankomah	28,401	1:951
149	Yahaya	28,401	1:951
151	Allotey	28,332	1:954
152	Badu	28,263	1:956
152	Kwaku	28,263	1:956
154	Abdul	28,193	1:958
155	Nsiah	27,778	1:973
156	Atta	27,154	1:995
157	Hagan	27,085	1:998
158	Adomako	26,877	1:1,005
158	Tamakloe	26,877	1:1,005
160	Awuku	26,808	1:1,008
161	Ackah	26,739	1:1,011
162	Baiden	26,600	1:1,016
163	Offei	26,531	1:1,018
164	Martey	26,462	1:1,021
165	Poku	26,392	1:1,024
166	Abbey	26,046	1:1,037
167	Addy	25,977	1:1,040
168	Baffour	25,630	1:1,054
169	Yao	25,423	1:1,063
170	Junior	25,146	1:1,075
170	Odoom	25,146	1:1,075
172	Dickson	25,076	1:1,078
172	Sakyi	25,076	1:1,078
174	Abban	24,938	1:1,084
175	Biney	24,661	1:1,096
176	Baffoe	24,591	1:1,099
177	Frempong	24,522	1:1,102
178	Kwofie	24,176	1:1,118
179	Adusei	24,037	1:1,124
179	Bright	24,037	1:1,124
181	Abdulai	23,691	1:1,141
181	Adjetey	23,691	1:1,141
181	Oteng	23,691	1:1,141
184	Yamoah	23,483	1:1,151
185	Blankson	23,275	1:1,161
186	Mumuni	22,929	1:1,178
186	Otchere	22,929	1:1,178
188	Ameyaw	22,860	1:1,182
188	Ocran	22,860	1:1,182
190	Adam	22,790	1:1,186
191	Effah	22,721	1:1,189
191	Owusu-Ansah	22,721	1:1,189
193	Mintah	22,583	1:1,197
193	Ocansey	22,583	1:1,197
195	Ababio	22,444	1:1,204
196	Nyame	22,167	1:1,219
197	Attah	22,098	1:1,223
198	Coffie	22,028	1:1,227
198	Doku	22,028	1:1,227

200	Essien	21,959	1:1,231
201	Turkson	21,890	1:1,234
202	Emmanuel	21,543	1:1,254
203	Adom	21,474	1:1,258