Akosah Surname

97,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Akosah Surname User-submission:

An akosah is someone who leads a battle or war. In Ghana, ako means 'war' and sah means 'band of people'. An akosah gathers these people to the battlefield. He's a brave man and tactical in his approach.

Akosah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5721:5,910817
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
England661:844,21344,691
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Akosah (747) may also be a first name.

Akosah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An akosah is someone who leads a battle or war. In Ghana, ako means 'war' and sah means 'band of people'. An akosah gathers these people to the battlefield. He's a brave man and tactical in his approach.

- itzakosah87

Akosah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akosah is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akosah? popularity and diffusion

Akosah is the 97,254th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,492,738 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Akosah are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akosah is also the 300,818th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 747 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,572 people, or 1 in 5,910. Outside of Ghana this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Akosah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akosah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Akosah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akousah924/
Akosa912,986/
Akoussah86642/
Akotsaha861/
Akasah83464/
Okosah8317/
Akesah8316/
Akossa8313/
Aikosa838/
Akosat838/
Hakosa836/
Akosha836/
Akosia835/
Akousa834/
Askosa831/
Akosho831/
Ekosah831/
Akosga831/
Akosoa831/
Akashah77745/
Akoussa77172/
Aïkossa7755/
Akoshat7732/
Aikossa7718/
Akoutsa7712/
Akahsah7711/
Akoissa7710/
Akaasah779/
Akassah776/
Akossay775/
Akossoh772/
Aîkossa772/
Akeshah772/
Gakasah771/
Ekoshah771/
Akotsho771/
Akousha771/
Akehsah771/
Aykossa771/
A'Kasah771/
Akasa737,291/
Akoso731,216/
Akoja73916/
Okosa73581/
Akesa73484/
Akoza73246/
Ekosa73134/
Acosa7383/
Akkoussa71200/
Akouchah71170/
Aikasath7148/
Akassaha718/
Hakashah717/
Akasathh716/
Akoussahová712/
Akhashah712/
Aikasach711/
Ahkoussa711/
Akkashah711/
Akoussahova711/
Akoutsai711/
Akhasath711/
Ahakasah711/
Akashaah711/
Akasha6728,061/
Akkoca673,331/
Akassa671,492/
Akosso67847/
Aukasa67534/
Aikasa67360/
Hakasa67201/
Akhasa6786/
Akasia6761/
Okosia6754/
Okosha6741/
Akajah6741/
Hakesa6726/
Akasay6725/
Acosca6721/
Ekasah6720/
Akozai6719/
Akosio6716/
Akaasa6715/
Aqasah6711/
Akezah6711/
Okossa6711/
Okasah6710/
Akkasa679/
Akesha679/
Akessa679/
Akozay679/
Acotsa678/
Okuosa678/
Okosho678/
Acosia677/
Accosa677/
Akorza676/
Akoeso675/
Akodja675/
Akasau674/
Akojoh674/
Akoiso674/
Gakoza674/
Okkosa673/
Akesoh673/
Acosea672/
Acasah672/
Akasaa672/
Akasap672/
Okosaa672/
Okousa672/
Akouza672/
Ekossa672/
Acosga672/
Hakoca671/
Acoosa671/
Aakoja671/
Akosco671/
Akahsa671/
Akasoh671/
Akahza671/
Akahjo671/
Okosoh671/
Gacosa671/
Akuoza671/
Akotchahe671/
Akouja671/
Akazoh671/
Akhesa671/
Acosat671/
Ashkashah671/
Aykasa671/
Ekesah671/
Gakasa671/
Akojos671/
Akhoussas671/
Aikesa671/
Akajha671/
Akasea671/
Aakasa671/
Akhoza671/
Aikoso671/
Aucosa671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Akosah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis