Ankrah Surname

12,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ankrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankrah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41,3551:65389
Togo5251:13,8053,854
United States5151:703,80455,627
England4921:113,24811,628
Liberia1081:40,8203,745
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Canada501:736,91258,785
France431:1,544,714145,815
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ankrah (1,482) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankkrah921/
Ankhrah921/
Hankrah921/
Ankra91468/
Ankrat8313/
Hankra837/
Ankhra836/
Angkra833/
Ankrha833/
Anckra831/
Ainkra831/
Ankraa831/
Enkrah831/
Ankrapp7755/
Hankrai7752/
Angkhra7741/
Angkrap774/
Hankrat771/
Ainkrat771/
Aajnkra771/
Gaunkra771/
Ankro7329/
Onkra735/
Ancra735/
Amkraz67170/
Ancrra671/
Ancras671/
Hankro671/
Ankroo671/
Ankrop670/

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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
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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 Ankrah
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