Acquaye Surname

26,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Acquaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acquaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana19,7421:1,369230
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
England1551:359,47125,733
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Acquaye (13) may also be a first name.

Acquaye Last Name Facts

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

Acquaye is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Acquaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Acquaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Acquaye is the 26,439th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 358,022 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Acquaye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The last name Acquaye is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 19,742 people, or 1 in 1,369. Without taking into account Ghana this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Acquaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Acquaye last name are 42.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Acquaye earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.23% more than the national average, earning $50,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.83% less than the national average, earning $32,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Acquayeh931/
Aquaye92282/
Acquay9237/
Acqaye922/
Ocquaye863,255/
Acguaye862/
Acqueye862/
Acaye835,748/
Aqaye83257/
Aquay8346/
Acuay8313/
Acuye833/
Oquaye77297/
Acquoy7754/
Aquayo7742/
Aguaye7730/
Ahquay775/
Acayeh773/
Acayeu773/
Acquei773/
Acuayo772/
Haquae771/
Acquee771/
Acuaje771/
Haquay771/
Acayei771/
Acayes771/
Acaaye771/
Acouye771/
Acquoa771/
Aqayed771/
Acquey771/
Acay733,785/
Acuy73428/
Acue7361/
Aqay7333/
Acae7315/
Ackuayi71701/
Aguayed718/
Aquijay715/
Ocquaay711/
Ocquaya711/
Gacquea711/
Haguaye711/
Gaquaie711/
Agwuaye711/
Akuyaye711/
Acquait711/
Acqueat711/
Acquooy711/
Aquehay711/
Aqayyer711/
Acayo6723,710/
Acaya679,435/
Azcuy673,014/
Aqaei672,206/
Akaye672,129/
Aucay671,927/
Aqaee671,767/
Aqaie671,381/
Akcay671,137/
Ajquejay671,066/
Aguay67862/
Ajquijay67429/
Ascuy67428/
Aquea67378/
Acuyo67322/
Acuða67249/
Aqayi67116/
Aukay67104/
Gacay6765/
Acayi6765/
Acayu6762/
Hacay6750/
Acaei6746/
Aquai6743/
Aquey6740/
Akuye6738/
Aqueu6736/
Ascay6734/
Acuya6724/
Agcay6720/
Acuia6718/
Acuja6716/
Accay6716/
Haqye6713/
Acaiy6713/
Aqaay6712/
Aicay6711/
Aucuy6711/
Haqay6710/
Aacay679/
Acaua679/
Acoua679/
Ocaye678/
Aqhae676/
Haqae674/
Hacue673/
Ackay673/
Aquei673/
Acoye673/
Aguae673/
Accue673/
Ackue672/
Acuey672/
Acuňa672/
Acwae672/
Ahcay672/
Aqaeh672/
Aqaiy672/
Aqeae672/
Acayy671/
Akuay671/
Aukae671/
Acuha671/
Akqay671/
Ajcuy671/
Aceye671/
Acaay671/
Atqay671/
Aqayo671/
Accae670/
Oquay670/
Ackuy670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Acquaye
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