Amissah Surname

15,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amissah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amissah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana35,3281:765116
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
England1911:291,71822,402
Ivory Coast1661:138,9836,619
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France171:3,907,219231,005
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Liberia81:551,06725,208
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
Gambia41:480,863548
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Amissah (505) may also be a first name.

Amissah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amissah is found most in Ghana. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amissah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,365th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 200,908 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amissah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amissah is also the 376,889th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 505 people.

The last name Amissah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 35,328 people, or 1 in 765. Aside from Ghana this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Amissah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amissah last name are 43.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Amissah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $40,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amaissah931/
Amissa92821/
Amisah92804/
Hamisah86628/
Hamissa86368/
Emissah8658/
Amussah8635/
Amaissa8622/
Ammisah867/
Ammissa867/
Amaisah866/
Amissat865/
Ameissa863/
Amishah862/
Gamissa862/
Amissau861/
Aimisah861/
Amessah861/
Amoissa861/
Amiessa861/
Amisa835,629/
Hamishah804,637/
Gameissa8041/
Hamaissa8013/
Ammaissa807/
Omeissah804/
Hammissa804/
Gammissa801/
Hameissa801/
Hamisjah801/
Hamitsah801/
Amiesiah801/
Hamaisah801/
Aimishah801/
Amusah771,479/
Hamisa77964/
Amessa77209/
Amisha77143/
Omisah77140/
Emisah7793/
Amisat7778/
Amisso7746/
Omissa7730/
Ameisa7729/
Amesah7722/
Amisia7716/
Gamisa7715/
Emissa7714/
Amussa7712/
Amisas777/
Amaisa776/
Amisho775/
Amitsa775/
Amisau774/
Amuisa774/
Amisos772/
Amisad771/
Amisay771/
Amisea771/
Amoisa771/
Amisoh771/
Ahmisa771/
Amiesa771/
Amisaa771/
Gamisha71692/
Homisah71611/
Hamisat71321/
Emeissa71165/
Omessah71146/
Hamisha71126/
Amaitsa7190/
Hamisay7153/
Amissou7148/
Hemisah7125/
Amiesia7119/
Amishay7114/
Hamisau7112/
Hamessa7110/
Hamaisa7110/
Amessad719/
Oumissa717/
Hamisso716/
Amitsas716/
Hamisia715/
Emaisah714/
Hamesah713/
Aimiosa713/
Gamisai713/
Amaisay713/
Hamisad713/
Hamysah712/
Emaissa712/
Hamisho712/
Hamisoh712/
Amishai712/
Omeisah711/
Omeissa711/
Omiesah711/
Eumissa711/
Emoissa711/
Hamidsa711/
Amishaa711/
Amishat711/
Ammisha711/
Ameisha711/
Ahmisat711/
Ommissa711/
Hammisa711/
Gomissa711/
Emmissa711/
Gamisho711/
Amayssa711/
Amiosso711/
Amessay711/
Ajmisap711/
Gamisso711/
Hamussa711/
Amuisat711/
Amusa6738,453/
Hamissou6729,097/
Hamaisay671,701/
Amiza67797/
Amiso67552/
Amesa67400/
Emisa67345/
Omisa67119/
Emmeissa6764/
Ammisaid6748/
Oumeissa678/
Goumissa674/
Asmaisai672/
Oumaissa672/
Hamissoy672/
Hemaissa672/
Hamaisap671/
Hamesach671/
Hamidsha671/
Amisault671/
Hamaisso671/
Hamisaid671/
Hamissoi671/
Hamissop671/
Hammisad671/
Ahmissou671/
Ameeshah671/
Amiossou671/
Amessaad671/
Hameixah671/
Hamaisia671/
Hajmussa671/
Emmishah671/
Aimiosho671/
Ajmaizah671/
Hamizzah671/

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