Nketsiah Surname

91,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nketsiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nketsiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,1951:5,201735
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England101:5,571,806158,774
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nketsiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nketsiah is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nketsiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Nketsiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,604th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,394,746 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nketsiah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nketsiah is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 5,195 people, or 1 in 5,201. Other than Ghana this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nketsiah Last Name Statistics demography

Nketsiah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Ketsiah941/
Nketsia931,477/
N'Ketsia881/
Nkatshia75315/
Nkatssia752/
Nkotshia751/
Nkitshia751/
Nkechia671/
Nkezeah671/
Nkotshio634/
Nkaziha531/

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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 Nketsiah
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