Asamoah Surname

4,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Asamoah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asamoah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana134,2481:20118
England1,0441:53,3706,521
United States9861:367,60532,648
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Spain711:658,47929,555
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Belgium431:267,36432,244
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
France251:2,656,909193,074
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Norway171:302,48730,120
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China91:151,924,6187,954
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Asamoah (8,372) may also be a first name.

Asamoah Last Name Facts

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

Asamoah occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asamoah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Asamoah is the 4,096th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,114 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Asamoah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Asamoah is also the 68,997th most widely held forename on earth, held by 8,372 people.

The last name Asamoah is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 134,248 people, or 1 in 201. Excluding Ghana Asamoah occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Asamoah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Asamoah are 44.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Asamoah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.07% less than the national average, earning 217,771 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 195.2% more than the national average, earning R 701,508 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assamoah93473/
Asamouah931/
Asamoach931/
Asamhoah931/
Asamoa923,222/
Assamouah882/
Assamoa861,387/
Asamaoh86836/
Asemoah869/
Asamoat868/
Axamoah865/
Asamoha864/
Asomoah863/
Asamaho862/
Ajamoah862/
Azamoah861/
Osamoah861/
Asamoaa861/
Asamoua861/
Assamoua80840/
Assamoha807/
Asamahou802/
Aessamoa801/
Asamao77149/
Azamoa771/
Assamahou7511/
Hassamaho751/
Hasamahou751/
Hasamao7172/
Assamao7142/
Adjamoa7127/
Asamaou714/
Asomoha713/
Oscamoa711/
Hassamahou711/
Asamaau711/
Assamaou67210/
Osemoahu672/
Ashamaou671/
Assemoua671/
Adjamoua671/
Adjamaho671/
Hassamao671/

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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 Asamoah
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