Nkrumah Surname

9,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nkrumah Surname User-submission:

Nkrumah is a Ghanaian surname rarely used as a forename, this surname has a lot of history in it, One special leader who had this surname is the famous Francis Kwame Nkrumah(1st president of the republic of Ghana.) the meaning of this surname is 'Ninth Born Child.

Nkrumah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana59,7121:45353
United States3901:929,38269,672
England2991:186,34816,642
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada511:722,46357,796
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Nkrumah (2,225) may also be a first name.

Nkrumah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nkrumah is a Ghanaian surname rarely used as a forename, this surname has a lot of history in it, One special leader who had this surname is the famous Francis Kwame Nkrumah(1st president of the republic of Ghana.) the meaning of this surname is 'Ninth Born Child.'

- Micah Kwadjo Enim

Nkrumah Last Name Facts

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

Nkrumah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkrumah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,315th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,759 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkrumah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 158,473rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,225 people.

The last name Nkrumah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 59,712 people, or 1 in 453. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nkrumah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nkrumah last name are 44.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Nkrumah earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning R 247,608 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Krumah9329/
Nkurumah9327/
Nkreumah931/
Nkruamah931/
Nkruma9244/
Nkurumwah881/
Nkuruma86327/
Nkromah8635/
N'Kruma8612/
Nkurmah863/
Nkrumeh862/
Nkrumma861/
Nakruma861/
Nkrum836/
Nkurumwa801,584/
Nkurumua80101/
Nkurumeh8080/
Nakuruma8017/
N'Kromah808/
Nukuruma804/
Nakormah804/
N'Krouma802/
Nakaruma802/
Nekarmah802/
Nkurumhe802/
Nakiruma802/
Nkhuruma801/
Nekermah801/
N'Grumah801/
Nicrumah801/
Nakrouma801/
Nkurruma801/
Nkurum7730/
Nkroma779/
Nkarma777/
Nukrum776/
Nakrum774/
Nkrmma771/
Nkorma771/
Nkurma771/
Nkarum771/
Nkrume771/
Ngruma771/
Nyakeruma7543/
N'Groumah7510/
Nehkarmah759/
Knicrumah756/
Nukoromah754/
Nyakiruma751/
Nkrm731/
Nguruma71222/
Nkurume7173/
Ngaruma7131/
Nkoroma7131/
Nakurma7126/
Nkurumi7121/
Nkorima7112/
Nukarma7110/
Nkerema7110/
Nokroma718/
Nkeruem717/
Nkurumo715/
Nyakurumwa713/
Ngormah713/
Nkurama713/
Nikorum713/
N'Kroma712/
Nakarma712/
Nkruwem712/
N'Gruma712/
Nikurmaiah711/
Ngoruma711/
Nkarama711/
Nekarma711/
Nkworma711/
Nkerrma711/
Nikarma711/
Nkerume711/
Nakrema711/
Neukrum711/
Ngrouma711/
Nkuroma711/
Nokerma711/
Nakirima67560/
Nakarema67491/
Ngurumwa67379/
Nkeruwem67228/
N'Grouma67140/
Ngorimah6717/
Nakirema6714/
Ngarimah6711/
na Kurma6710/
Nakarima6710/
Nakirama6710/
Nkereuem679/
Nakurima678/
N'Koroma678/
Nikarmaa678/
Nkereuwm676/
Nakarama676/
Nkreuwem675/
Nakurumi675/
Nekarema675/
Nkoromua673/
Nkerewum673/
N'Gromah673/
Nkirrumu673/
Nakorama672/
Nkerwuem672/
Nkeruwam672/
Nakourma672/
Nakerema672/
Nagaruma672/
Nokarima672/
Nekroumi672/
Knickrum671/
Nakarumi671/
Nakirmia671/
Nikorima671/
Ngarumia671/
Ngurumai671/
Ngweruma671/
Nkwerema671/
Nukarume671/
Nokarama671/
Nekermeh671/
Nwokurum671/
Nwakarma671/
Nkeruyem671/
Nkruewem671/
Nkaruwem671/
Nakromoh671/
na Karma671/
Nakaroma671/
N'Koroum671/
N Gremah671/
Nkoremwa671/
Nkouroum671/
Nkaraama671/
Nkarwima671/
Nkoarima671/
Nikirima671/
Nigrouma671/
Nyakirimuah671/
Niwekrum671/
Nkromey571/

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