Acheampong Surname

4,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Acheampong Surname User-submission:

Acheampong is an Ashanti surname, which means 'destined for greatness', 'one who brings forth king'.

Acheampong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana115,1981:23524
England1,1401:48,8756,097
United States1,1191:323,91329,495
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada1761:209,35020,314
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
France581:1,145,219121,886
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Acheampong (6,179) may also be a first name.

Acheampong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Acheampong is an Ashanti surname, which means 'destined for greatness', 'one who brings forth king'.

- mr_kwabena

Acheampong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Acheampong (Russian: Ачеампонг) occurs most in Ghana. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Acheampong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,759th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 61,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Acheampong live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Acheampong is also the 84,076th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 6,179 people.

Acheampong is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 115,198 people, or 1 in 235. Outside of Ghana it occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Acheampong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Acheampong surname are 3.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Acheampong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.14% less than the national average, earning 210,615 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.14% more than the national average, earning R 363,924 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning $43,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Acheampong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Acheampong in the Russian language
Ачеампонгaceampong-

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