Appiah Surname

2,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Appiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Appiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana241,4801:1125
United States1,9991:181,32018,109
England1,9901:27,9993,789
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Mauritius5201:2,487416
Nigeria4531:391,04420,612
Canada3621:101,78311,046
Ivory Coast3541:65,1733,743
Germany2021:398,54236,874
Spain2021:231,44615,208
France1811:366,97654,730
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Netherlands1171:144,33521,873
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
Guyana461:16,5702,185
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Australia431:627,80744,139
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Liberia291:152,01810,911
India251:30,682,615377,978
Iceland251:15,2041,298
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Scotland221:243,35512,191
China191:71,964,2933,948
Norway181:285,68329,080
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Gambia91:213,717372
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Swaziland41:324,550996
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Appiah (16,886) may also be a first name.

Appiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Appiah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Appiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Appiah is the 2,197th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,176 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Appiah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 42,723rd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 16,886 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 241,480 people, or 1 in 112. Outside of Ghana this surname is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Appiah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Appiah has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Appiah last name increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Appiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Appiah surname are 41.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Appiah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.19% less than the national average, earning 293,498 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 116.72% more than the national average, earning R 515,004 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appiaah928/
Auppiah923/
Apppiah922/
Aippiah921/
Happiah921/
Appiach921/
Appia916,863/
Apiah911,740/
Appeah83383/
Hapiah83321/
Apphia8323/
Eppiah8315/
Aphiah8315/
Abpiah8311/
Appiha834/
Happia834/
Oppiah832/
Gappia831/
Atpiah831/
Gapiah831/
Apppia831/
Apiaha831/
Appiea831/
Apia804,525/
Appaiya7714/
Haapiah772/
Hapiach772/
Opiah731,005/
Appio73873/
Aspia73869/
Appea73683/
Aphia73517/
Aipia73137/
Hapia73113/
Apias73108/
Epiah7375/
Apeah7341/
Oppia7337/
Gapia7334/
Apija7333/
Apiae7331/
Apgia7325/
Apiat7325/
Eppia7315/
Ahpia7312/
Appya7311/
Apiap734/
Apiad733/
Apiaz731/
Apiay731/
Apiea731/
Apiha731/
Apioh731/
Apiaa731/
Appià731/
Atpia731/
Apjah731/
Hahapiah712/
Happio67179/
Gaypia67141/
Hopiah67115/
Haspia6768/
Hapija6767/
Appios6753/
Aipias6746/
Apaiya6727/
Apijas6718/
Apiaou6711/
Gaphia678/
Appeau676/
Apihai675/
Opijah674/
Appeaa673/
Apia'a673/
Apayia672/
Aphija672/
Apijoh672/
Happya672/
Aspiaz671/
Oopiah671/
Apijai671/
Apoiya671/
Haapia671/
Gapiea671/
Apihas671/
Apijaa671/
Aupias671/
Haupia671/
Hapiay671/
Gapfia671/
Aupija671/
Apagia671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Appiah
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