Korankye Surname

48,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Korankye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korankye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,4601:2,583414
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England381:1,466,26563,675
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Korankye (454) may also be a first name.

Korankye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korankye is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korankye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,662nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 688,284 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Korankye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Korankye is also the 401,195th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 454 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 10,460 people, or 1 in 2,583. Not including Ghana this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Korankye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Korankye surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Korankye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $40,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karankee7515/
Koronkay7514/
Karankay758/
Koranchie71568/
Karankoya711/
Karasynkyj671/
Koronkai6328/
Koroncey6312/
Carankee633/
Korotenkaya632/
Karankou632/
Karankai631/
Koronkoi631/
Koronkou631/
Qarankaya591/
Koroncai5019/
Carancue501/

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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 Korankye
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