Agyeman Surname

11,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Agyeman Surname User-submission:

Agyeman or Agyemang is an Akan name, mostly Ashanti. It means 'conqueror or liberator of a nation'. Notable people with tthe surname are Asantehene Agyeman Prempe, Prof. Baffour Agyeman Duah and Freema Agyeman,

Agyeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana48,0741:56274
England8491:65,6287,623
United States8431:429,96337,116
Canada1221:302,01327,942
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
China61:227,886,92811,701
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Agyeman (3,449) may also be a first name.

Agyeman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agyeman or Agyemang is an Akan name, mostly Ashanti. It means 'conqueror or liberator of a nation'. Notable people with tthe surname are Asantehene Agyeman Prempe, Prof. Baffour Agyeman Duah and Freema Agyeman,

- kdf1977

This surname means 'warrior', 'conqueror', or 'redeemer of the people'.

- sanana

Agyeman Last Name Facts

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

Agyeman is found most in Ghana. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agyeman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,198th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 145,440 people. The last name Agyeman occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Agyeman are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Agyeman is also the 121,088th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 3,449 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 48,074 people, or 1 in 562. Besides Ghana Agyeman exists in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Agyeman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Agyeman last name are 36.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.41% registered with the party.

The amount Agyeman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.46% less than the national average, earning R 136,728 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $43,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Agyemany934/
Agyyeman931/
Agyemani931/
Agyueman931/
Agyeiman931/
Agyeeman931/
Agyman9216/
Agyemen864/
Agyiman861/
Agyemin861/
Agyaman861/
Yagyaman801/
Agyamanh801/
Agymon771/
Ygyman771/

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