Amankwa Surname

47,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amankwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amankwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,8061:2,501400
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England761:733,13240,828
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Amankwa (370) may also be a first name.

Amankwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amankwa is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amankwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,015th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 661,482 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Amankwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 451,716th most frequent first name globally, held by 370 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 10,806 people, or 1 in 2,501. Aside from Ghana it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Amankwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amankwa surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Amankwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amankwah9349,095/
Amankwaa9310,563/
Amankwha932/
Hamankwa931/
Amankwaah884,993/
Amankwaad881/
Amankwe86219/
Amangwa862/
Amamkwa862/
Amangwai8048/
Ameangwa8021/
Amamkwaa802/
Amankwes801/
Amankwei801/
Amamkwaah752/
Amonkwaah751/
Amongwa71896/
Amamkwe7110/
Omangwa714/
Amangua712/
Amangwe711/
Amankue711/
Omankwe711/
Amanquah671,857/
Hamangwe679/
Amanguah671/
Amoungwa671/
Aimongwa671/
Amaingwe671/

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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 Amankwa
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