Dankwa Surname

30,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dankwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana17,0411:1,586262
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
England1411:395,16427,358
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Dankwa (1,557) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dankwah9213,343/
Dankwaa92358/
Dankwai9219/
Dankhwa925/
Dankwad921/
Dangkwat8643/
Dhankwad861/
Dankwaah861/
Dankwaya861/
Dankwaai861/
Dangwa831,250/
Dankwe8377/
Dankwo8310/
Dankua836/
Donkwa834/
Danqwa831/
Dankwaidt800/
Dangkua77475/
Donkhwa77129/
Dhangwa7797/
Dangwai7746/
Dankwoi7715/
Dangwah7714/
Dangwas7712/
Dangway7711/
Dhankua775/
Danqwat771/
Dangwaj771/
Dangwat771/
Dangwap771/
Dangwau771/
Dahngwa771/
Dankwer771/
Dangwaa771/
Donkwap771/
Dankuas770/
Dangwaja716/
Dangwaia712/
Dasingwa711/
Dangua673,722/
Dangwe67670/
Dangba67588/
Dongwa67215/
Danqua6766/
Dankui673/
Dankuo673/
Dangwé671/
Dankue671/
Dahnkuaha671/
Donkwe671/

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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
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  • 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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