Accra Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guyana

Accra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Accra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
Guyana781:9,7721,486
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Accra (92) may also be a first name.

Accra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Accra is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Accra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Accra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Accra is the 737,137th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Accra reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 92 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 42 percent live, Bayelsa, where 35 percent live and Rivers, where 15 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Accra Last Name Statistics demography

Accra earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $47,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Accrah91179/
Acchra916/
Achcra911/
Accras911/
Acra892,260/
Achchra831/
Acras80137/
Acrea80124/
Ackra8085/
Acray8011/
Acrah806/
Accro806/
Acrap806/
Aicra803/
Acraz802/
Accre802/
Acrad802/
Ascra801/
Gacra801/
Aucra801/
Acraj801/
Accry801/
Agcra801/
Achkra7310/
Eacrat733/
Ackray733/
Accred732/
Ashcra732/
Achqra732/
Accrou731/
Acrach731/
Acrait731/
Acqura731/
Accrod731/
Acrhay731/
Acraja731/
Gacrai731/
Haycra731/
Akra6710,159/
Aqra674,028/
Acri673,462/
Acre671,583/
Acro6761/
Hackray6726/
Axra677/
Ocra677/
Acry673/
Accroyd672/
Ácra671/
Eacreat671/
Gacraha671/
Ackrayd671/
Auckraj671/
Achchri671/
Eascras670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Accra
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