Ameyaw Surname

23,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ameyaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ameyaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,8601:1,182188
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
England1211:460,48030,233
Canada511:722,46357,796
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Finland71:785,24338,644
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ameyaw (4,004) may also be a first name.

Ameyaw Last Name Facts

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

Ameyaw occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ameyaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ameyaw is the 23,300th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 313,254 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ameyaw live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 110,356th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 4,004 people.

Ameyaw is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 22,860 people, or 1 in 1,182. Without taking into account Ghana Ameyaw exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ameyaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ameyaw are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ameyaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $52,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amoyaw832,723/
Ameyew832/
Amayaw832/
Ammayaw773/
Ameyeva771/
Aumheaw771/
Ameab7345/
Ameuw7319/
Ameew7318/
Amoew733/
Amejw731/
Aimauw6710/
Omayaw673/
Amoyow672/
Ameyev672/
Amehab671/
Ammaew671/
Emehaw671/
Hameyb671/
Amuyab671/
Amoyawová671/
Amiyab671/
Amayav671/

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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
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  • 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 Ameyaw
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