Boakye-Dankwa Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boakye-Dankwa Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Boakye.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Boakye-Dankwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Boakye-Dankwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boakye-Dankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boakye-Dankwa occurs most in Ghana. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boakye-Dankwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boakye-Dankwa is the 785,023rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Boakye-Dankwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Boakye-Dankwa is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Not including Ghana this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boakye-Dankwah963/
Boakye-Danquah81805/
Boakyedanquah772/
Boakey-Danquah741/
Boakye Danquah741/
Buakye-Danquah741/
Poku-Dankwah725/
Bogdanka6711/

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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 Boakye-Dankwa
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