Amponsem Surname

135,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amponsem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amponsem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,1861:8,4811,157
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England311:1,797,35772,927
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Amponsem (396) may also be a first name.

Amponsem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amponsem is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amponsem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amponsem is the 135,330th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,193,722 people. The last name Amponsem occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Amponsem live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amponsem is also the 434,130th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 396 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,186 people, or 1 in 8,481. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Amponsem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Amponsem are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Amponsem earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning $36,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.63% more than the national average, earning $64,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amponsam882/
Amponsen881/
Amponsan758/
Amponsin751/
Amphansen71231/
Amphonsin7161/
Amponsing711/
Amphonson710/
Amphansaen67227/
Amphonsing676/
Ampoundjom671/
Abounjem63198/
Amponjan631/
Ampansang5914/
Anphansen594/
Amphonchan564/
Aumpansang561/
Abangem531/

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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 Amponsem
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