Nkrumah Surname
Approximately 60,852 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 59,712 | 1:453 | 53 |
| United States | 390 | 1:929,382 | 69,672 |
| England | 299 | 1:186,348 | 16,642 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Tanzania | 25 | 1:2,117,665 | 47,926 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
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.'
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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.
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