Ampofu Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ampofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ampofu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ampofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ampofu is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 940,398th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. Ampofu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ampofu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ampofou921/
Abofu734/
Abofou672/
Abohfu672/
Aboffou6255/
Aboufou622/
Aboufouh571/
Abofouch571/
Abafu5532/
Obofu552/
Aboufouss53136/
Abafou507/
Abafui501/
Aitboufous501/
Obofou501/
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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 Ampofu
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