Dankwa Surname
Approximately 17,525 people bear this surname
Dankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 17,041 | 1:1,586 | 262 |
| United States | 202 | 1:1,794,351 | 117,764 |
| England | 141 | 1:395,164 | 27,358 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Dankwa (1,557) may also be a first name.
Dankwa Demographics
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Dankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dankwa is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dankwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dankwa is the 30,472nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 415,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dankwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankwa is also the 196,366th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,557 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 17,041 people, or 1 in 1,586. Outside of Ghana this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Dankwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dankwa last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Dankwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.96% more than the national average, earning R 489,444 per year; in United States they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $51,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $57,383 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankwah | 92 | 13,343 | / |
| Dankwaa | 92 | 358 | / |
| Dankwai | 92 | 19 | / |
| Dankhwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Dankwad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dangkwat | 86 | 43 | / |
| Dhankwad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dangwa | 83 | 1,250 | / |
| Dankwe | 83 | 77 | / |
| Dankwo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Dankua | 83 | 6 | / |
| Donkwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Danqwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dankwaidt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dangkua | 77 | 475 | / |
| Donkhwa | 77 | 129 | / |
| Dhangwa | 77 | 97 | / |
| Dangwai | 77 | 46 | / |
| Dankwoi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Dangwah | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dangwas | 77 | 12 | / |
| Dangway | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dhankua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Danqwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dahngwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dangwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donkwap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankuas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dangwaja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dangwaia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dasingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangua | 67 | 3,722 | / |
| Dangwe | 67 | 670 | / |
| Dangba | 67 | 588 | / |
| Dongwa | 67 | 215 | / |
| Danqua | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dankui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dankuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dangwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahnkuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dankwa
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