Adarkwa Surname

80,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adarkwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adarkwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,8881:4,589649
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England621:898,67846,462
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Adarkwa (232) may also be a first name.

Adarkwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adarkwa occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Adarkwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Adarkwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,688th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,208,348 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Adarkwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 588,797th most common forename in the world, borne by 232 people.

The last name Adarkwa is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 5,888 people, or 1 in 4,589. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Adarkwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adarkwa last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Adarkwa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adarkwah935,784/
Adarkwaa931/
Adarkwaah881/
Adorkwe714/
Adarquah6721/
Odarkwei672/
Adarque5718/
Adarqui574/
Adarques534/
Adarquez531/

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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 Adarkwa
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