Armah Surname

10,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Armah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Armah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana51,1921:52863
Liberia1,7601:2,505326
Indonesia5641:234,48421,651
United States4601:787,95460,928
England3531:157,84214,874
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Yemen1201:220,2118,913
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Canada461:800,99162,809
Ivory Coast431:536,54016,589
Israel401:213,94120,390
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Suriname191:29,0855,642
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Armah (10,371) may also be a first name.

Armah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Armah (Hindi: अरमह) occurs most in Ghana. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Armah is the 10,230th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 132,450 people. The last name Armah occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Armah reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,780th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 10,371 people.

Armah is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 51,192 people, or 1 in 528. Not including Ghana it occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Armah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Armah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Armah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Armah last name are 44.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Armah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning R 193,068 per year; in United States they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $47,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning $40,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armaah911,265/
Armash911,174/
Harmah9140/
Armaih9124/
Arhmah9112/
Armach917/
Armaha912/
Armmah911/
Armadh911/
Arma8911,464/
Harmash838,534/
Harmach831,616/
Aharmah8310/
Harmeah839/
Airemah837/
Harmaha834/
Harmaph831/
Armahad831/
Armaths831/
Armaish831/
Garmgah831/
Harmahy831/
Armas8092,619/
Armoa8016,552/
Garma8011,254/
Harma802,622/
Armoh802,024/
Armat801,849/
Armea801,106/
Armaz80370/
Armaj80273/
Armay80257/
Armai80232/
Armad80218/
Aarma80215/
Armau8055/
Armga8033/
Earma8014/
Ermah8013/
Armma8013/
Arrma8011/
Ormah809/
Airma807/
Armaş807/
Armaa805/
Armôa805/
Armaș804/
Atrma803/
Aerma803/
Armaç802/
Arhma802/
Ahrma801/
Armha801/
Armaš801/
Armâa801/
Arzma801/
Aurma801/
Harmasch779/
Garmahei771/
Aharmach771/
Harmat732,736/
Armosh732,078/
Garmay731,072/
Garmaa73694/
Airmas73674/
Harmaz73396/
D'Arma73300/
Harmas73277/
Armeih73215/
Garmai73204/
Harmai73191/
Garmaj73138/
Hormah73115/
Đarmat7386/
Aharma7380/
Haarma7372/
Harmaj7370/
Harmaa7357/
Armast7351/
Airema7347/
Ayırma7345/
Armaiz7334/
Armais7329/
Ormash7327/
Armaud7325/
Harmoh7318/
Arhmad7315/
Aarmaa7315/
Armaut7311/
Harmad7310/
Airmai739/
Hermah735/
Armass735/
Harmay734/
Armeas734/
Harmaš734/
Harmoa734/
Haerma734/
Armatt733/
Asrmat733/
Armasz732/
Armats732/
Armaad732/
Armays732/
Harmap731/
Harmea731/
Harmha731/
Armmoh731/
Athrma731/
Harmma731/
Harhma731/
Armaid731/
Armaat731/
Aarmas731/
Armauy731/
Garmau731/
Earmoa731/
Armeat730/
Erma671,942/
Armo67921/
Armoush67807/
Orma67724/
Harmatz67368/
Harmasz67198/
Harmosh67185/
Hormash6790/
D'Armas6772/
Armouch6727/
Harmatt6713/
Garmouh679/
Harmats676/
Armoosh676/
Gormeah676/
Ärma676/
Armouth674/
Atrmouh673/
Haermma671/
Armeich671/
Harmass671/
Garmmoh671/
Harmeau671/
Garmaaa671/
Gairmay671/
Aharmat671/
Armaitt671/
Armault671/
Armò671/
Armă671/
Harmoch671/
Asrmouh671/
Earmeas671/
Autrmat671/
Armaast670/
Armhout670/
Garmeau670/

Armah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Armah in the Hindi language
अरमहaramaha-

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