Amposah Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amposah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amposah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Amposah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amposah is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amposah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,769th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. The last name Amposah is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amposah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Amposah is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Aside from Ghana Amposah exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ampohsah931/
Amposa922/
Hamposha80122/
Ampoutsa802/
Ampoussa801/
Ampousha801/
Ampesa77101/
Abosah7738/
Amposo779/
Ampasa778/
Anposa773/
Ampoza771/
Avosah771/
Ampocho7130/
Ampassa716/
Habosah714/
Ampojas711/
Amputsa711/
Ampudsa711/
Ampasay711/
Gampoza711/
Omposha711/
Abousah711/
Ampasau711/
Gamposo711/
Ampessa711/
Abojsah711/
Abossah711/
Avosa67600/
Abosa67418/
Aboshahd67244/
Amphutsa6760/
Abousaha677/
Empoussa674/
Hampozaa674/
Aumputsa673/
Aboussah671/
Ampesa'a671/
Aboishah671/
Eampacha671/
Ampadcha671/
Habousah671/
Ampashad671/
Hampesha671/

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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 Amposah
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