Amofah Surname

78,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amofah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amofah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,0271:4,483640
England771:723,61140,488
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France121:5,535,227269,324
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Amofah (238) may also be a first name.

Amofah Last Name Facts

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

Amofah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amofah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,513th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,171,631 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Amofah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 580,229th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 238 people.

It is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 6,027 people, or 1 in 4,483. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Amofah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amofah surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Amofah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.41% less than the national average, earning 240,824 kr per year; in United States they earn 38.68% more than the national average, earning $59,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.25% less than the national average, earning $39,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amofaah922/
Amoffah921/
Amofa9110,336/
Amafah8351/
Gamofa838/
Amofaa833/
Gamoffa771/
Amafa73331/
Omofa73121/
Amefa7317/
Amofo7312/
Emofa734/
Ahmadfah7178/
Hajmafah711/
Amopho67165/
Gamofo6727/
Amafoh6713/
Omoifa6712/
Omofoh679/
Amafai674/
Omuofa674/
Amoffo673/
Omoufa673/
Amafaa673/
Amoifo672/
Emefah672/
Atmafa671/
Aemmafaha671/
Amofou671/
Omoofa671/
Amoefo671/

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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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  • 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 Amofah
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