Amankwah Surname

11,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amankwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amankwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana47,8671:56475
United States3871:936,58670,075
England3711:150,18314,363
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada861:428,43737,472
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Austria91:946,15970,786
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Amankwah (1,759) may also be a first name.

Amankwah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amankwah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amankwah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,447th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,438 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amankwah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amankwah is also the 182,573rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 1,759 people.

The last name Amankwah is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 47,867 people, or 1 in 564. Aside from Ghana Amankwah exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Amankwah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amankwah surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amankwah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 219.19% more than the national average, earning R 758,508 per year; in United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.98% less than the national average, earning $38,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amankwaah944,993/
Amankwa9311,017/
Amankwaa8810,563/
Amankwha882/
Hamankwa881/
Amamkwaah822/
Amonkwaah821/
Amankwaad821/
Amangwa802/
Amamkwa802/
Amanquah751,857/
Amangwai7548/
Ameangwa7521/
Amamkwaa752/
Amanguah751/
Amankwei751/
Amongwa67896/
Omangwa674/
Amangua672/
Amoungwa631/
Aimongwa631/
Hammangua591/
Hamoongwa591/
Amangbo53130/
Emonkua539/
Omonkwo532/
Amancuo531/
Emangwo531/
Omeungwa501/
Amanguey501/
Ameangbo501/
Homangba501/
Emeungwa501/

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