Abankwa Surname

75,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Abankwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abankwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,0271:4,483640
Nigeria2881:615,07929,261
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Abankwa (258) may also be a first name.

Abankwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abankwa is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abankwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Abankwa is the 75,855th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,126,882 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Abankwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abankwa is also the 554,411th most common first name world-wide, borne by 258 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 6,027 people, or 1 in 4,483. Aside from Ghana Abankwa is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Abankwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abankwa surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Abankwa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.16% more than the national average, earning $53,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $43,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abankwah933,862/
Abangkwa932/
Abankwau931/
Abangwa8696/
Abankwe868/
Abankua866/
Abamkwa864/
Obankwa861/
Abanqwa861/
Abangkwe8011/
Abangkua802/
Abamkway801/
Avankwah801/
Abangwah801/
Abangwua801/
Abongwa711,412/
Abangwo7136/
Avankwo717/
Abangwe714/
Abonkwo713/
Abangua711/
Ebangwa711/
Abangwi711/
Abainenkwe711/
Abangwei6731/
Abanquah6721/
Ebongkwa677/
Avanngwa674/
Abongwah672/
Aboungwa672/
Abongwat671/
Abongkwo671/
Abeingwa671/
Abangwoh671/
Ahbangba671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abankwa
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