Ankomah Surname

19,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ankomah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankomah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana28,4011:951149
England1781:313,02323,520
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Ankomah (1,580) may also be a first name.

Ankomah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankomah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankomah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,069th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 252,768 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ankomah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankomah is also the 194,604th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 1,580 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 28,401 people, or 1 in 951. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ankomah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ankomah last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Ankomah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $56,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ainkomah932/
Ankomaah931/
Ankoumah931/
Ankohmah931/
Ankoma921,103/
Ankamah8612,293/
Ankouma86707/
Ankhoma8659/
Ankemah869/
Amkomah867/
Ankomaa865/
Hankoma863/
Ankomau862/
Ankoima861/
Ankamaah802/
Ankama772,171/
Ankomo7785/
Ancoma7776/
Enkoma7742/
Onkoma7721/
Ankema7714/
Ankamma712,139/
Gankama71629/
Ankamaa71486/
Onkouma719/
Ankamat716/
Hankama716/
Ankaama716/
Ankemma714/
Aungkamath711/
Gankomo711/
Anqamah711/
Angcoma711/
Ankoumo711/
Ankemaa711/
Ankamas711/
Gonkoma711/
Ancomas711/
Angkamat6712/
Ankaamma677/
Ankkamma676/
Ongcomah673/
Ankhamma671/
Aenkamma671/
Gankamma671/
Eankamma671/

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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 Ankomah
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