Ankamah Surname

42,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ankamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,1231:2,229360
United States771:4,707,259244,676
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ankamah (830) may also be a first name.

Ankamah Last Name Facts

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

Ankamah is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ankamah.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankamah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,395th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 592,821 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ankamah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 283,475th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 830 people.

The last name Ankamah is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 12,123 people, or 1 in 2,229. Excluding Ghana Ankamah occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Ankamah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ankamah surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ankamah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning $32,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $49,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankamaah932/
Ankama922,171/
Ankomah8628,831/
Ankamma862,139/
Gankama86629/
Ankamaa86486/
Ankemah869/
Hankama866/
Ankaama866/
Ankamat866/
Ankeama864/
Anqamah861/
Ankamas861/
Aungkamath821/
Angkamat8012/
Ankaamma807/
Ankkamma806/
Ainkomah802/
Ankomaah801/
Ankoumah801/
Ankohmah801/
Ankhamma801/
Aenkamma801/
Gankamma801/
Eankamma801/
Ankoma771,103/
Enkama77417/
Ankema7714/
Ancama775/
Ankamo771/
Angkhamat7530/
Hankhatma751/
Ankouma71707/
Enkamma71466/
Enkamai7170/
Honkama7165/
Ankhoma7159/
Amkomah717/
Ankamod715/
Enkaama715/
Ankomaa715/
Hankamo714/
Ankemma714/
Hankoma713/
Ankomau712/
Onkamma711/
Enkaema711/
Ancamma711/
Angkamo711/
Onkamaa711/
Ankemaa711/
Ankoima711/
Anccama711/
Honkamaa67124/
Hangkamo6710/
Onkhamma675/
Angcamat671/
Amgkamat671/
Engkamay671/

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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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  • 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 Ankamah
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