Ankrah Surname
Approximately 43,315 people bear this surname
Ankrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 41,355 | 1:653 | 89 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| United States | 515 | 1:703,804 | 55,627 |
| England | 492 | 1:113,248 | 11,628 |
| Liberia | 108 | 1:40,820 | 3,745 |
| Nigeria | 99 | 1:1,789,321 | 64,938 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ankrah (1,482) may also be a first name.
Ankrah Demographics
Ankrah Political Affiliation
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Ankrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ankrah is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ankrah.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankrah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,952nd most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 168,245 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ankrah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 202,116th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 1,482 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 41,355 people, or 1 in 653. Barring Ghana this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Ankrah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ankrah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Ankrah earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.65% less than the national average, earning 271,147 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning R 225,168 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $45,148 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankkrah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ankhrah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hankrah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ankra | 91 | 468 | / |
| Ankrat | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hankra | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ankhra | 83 | 6 | / |
| Angkra | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ankrha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Anckra | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ainkra | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankraa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Enkrah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ankrapp | 77 | 55 | / |
| Hankrai | 77 | 52 | / |
| Angkhra | 77 | 41 | / |
| Angkrap | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hankrat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ainkrat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aajnkra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaunkra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankro | 73 | 29 | / |
| Onkra | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ancra | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amkraz | 67 | 170 | / |
| Ancrra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ancras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hankro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankroo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankrop | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ankrah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis