Ampong Surname

26,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ampong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ampong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana15,2401:1,773295
Philippines4,8411:20,9132,624
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Malaysia1101:268,12914,980
England781:714,33440,171
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Canada421:877,27667,671
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ampong (765) may also be a first name.

Ampong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ampong occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ampong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,057th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 352,788 people. Ampong is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Ampong reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ampong is also the 296,849th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 765 people.

The surname Ampong is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 15,240 people, or 1 in 1,773. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ampong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ampong last name are 23.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ampong earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning 285,644 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning R 221,916 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $43,069 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gampong924,595/
Hampong92159/
Ampoung9264/
Amphong9224/
Eampong924/
Aimpong922/
Ampoing921/
Amppong921/
Aampong921/
Aumpong921/
Ampon911,217/
Hamphong864/
Heampong863/
Gampoing861/
Aimphong861/
Eamphong861/
Amphon832,286/
Ampang831,950/
Ompong831,324/
Ampoon83730/
Gampon83259/
Ampung83249/
Empong83202/
Ampone8341/
Ampuon839/
Hampon836/
Aumpon835/
Anpong832/
Ampond831/
Amponn831/
Asmpon831/
Ampomg831/
Aimpon831/
Ampoin831/
Achempong80313/
Ampoungue801/
Gampang77385/
Hanpong77169/
Gampung77110/
Hampang7775/
Emphong7751/
Amphone7735/
Ampfoun7722/
Hamppon7718/
Ganpong7712/
Amphang779/
Aunpong779/
Aimpoon777/
Hompong776/
Anphong775/
Omphong774/
Ainpong774/
Gompong773/
Ampount772/
Aimphon772/
Aimpung772/
Hammpon771/
Hampotn771/
Amponne771/
Amppoon771/
Anmpang771/
Eimpong771/
Aanpong771/
Amphoon771/
Aumpang771/
Aumpung771/
Hempong771/
Hamphon770/
Abong7316,585/
Ampan732,523/
Avong731,710/
Ampom73123/
Anpon7312/
Ompon731/
Hanphong71162/
Amphaeng7138/
Ampasing7129/
Heempong7117/
Otempong7112/
Ampating719/
Ainphong716/
Ampusing715/
Aunphong714/
Ompongue712/
Aimpheng712/
Hampoten711/
Ampoigne711/
Achimpon711/
Otimpong711/
Uanampon711/
Eampheng711/
Eamppang711/
Aumphang711/
Aumphung711/
Homphong711/
Amphan674,458/
Hanpon671,157/
Empang67534/
Gabong67416/
Ompang6769/
Gampan6767/
Ampaan6761/
Enpong6749/
Ompung6748/
Habong6743/
Ampaun6734/
Hampan6731/
Ampane6731/
Ampoum6718/
Aboung6715/
Anpang6710/
Ampoom6710/
Ganpon678/
Havong678/
Aimpan678/
Avoung677/
Aybong677/
Onpong677/
Aumpan677/
Ampant676/
Aibong676/
Abongs675/
Anpone675/
Eampan675/
Ompoon675/
Hompon674/
Asbong673/
Hampom672/
Amppan672/
Avhong672/
Anpoon672/
Ahbong672/
Anpung672/
Abuong672/
Amphom672/
Ompont672/
Gompon671/
Ampann671/
Omponc671/
Ompone671/
Uanamphon671/
Abongt671/
Achenpong671/
Avongh671/
Ainpon671/

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Footnotes

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