Ayensu Surname

56,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ayensu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayensu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8,6591:3,121485
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States631:5,753,316282,354
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ayensu (343) may also be a first name.

Ayensu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayensu occurs most in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayensu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,730th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 816,075 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ayensu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 343 people.

The surname Ayensu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 8,659 people, or 1 in 3,121. Barring Ghana this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ayensu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ayensu are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Ayensu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yensu9147/
Yensui8323/
Ayansu8321/
Yenshu834/
Oyensu833/
Ayemsu831/
Yensau831/
Ajensu831/
Ayenchu774/
Yenzu7317/
Ainsu732/
Aunsu731/
Autensut715/
Ayengeou711/
Ayanju6728/
Aynchu6721/
Ajencu6719/
Ayanzu6713/
Aunsup6710/
Gainsu672/
Ainshu672/
Uenseu671/
Aunsut671/
Ayonju671/
Aunshu671/
Ainsou671/
Ainsiu671/
Oyenju671/
Oyinsu671/
Iyansu671/
Gaunsu671/

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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 Ayensu
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