Nkansah Surname

14,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nkansah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkansah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana38,8611:69599
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
England2801:198,99317,417
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nkansah (2,654) may also be a first name.

Nkansah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkansah is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nkansah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkansah? popularity and diffusion

Nkansah is the 14,067th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 183,955 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nkansah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 142,462nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 2,654 people.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 38,861 people, or 1 in 695. Outside of Ghana it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nkansah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nkansah last name are 39.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nkansah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.56% more than the national average, earning R 383,928 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $43,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Kansah933/
Nkainsah933/
Nkansahj931/
Nkansa922,806/
Nkainsa86262/
N'Kansa86103/
Nkonsah866/
Nkansha864/
Nkansia863/
Nkanzah861/
Nkansai861/
Nkainssa8012/
Nkamsahh801/
Nkanza776,523/
Nkanja77140/
Nkonsa772/
Nkamsa772/
Nkanca771/
N'Kanza71121/
Nkandja7144/
Nkangea7141/
Nkonsho714/
Nkonsha713/
Nkamsap712/
Nkanzat711/
Nkancha711/
Nkanzoh711/
Nkonsoh711/
Nkonsia711/
N'Kangea671/
Nkanchop671/
Nkaangea671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkansah
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