Nsowah Surname

204,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nsowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,0091:13,4501,752
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nsowah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nsowah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsowah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nsowah is the 204,693rd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,591,693 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nsowah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Not including Ghana it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Nsowah Last Name Statistics demography

Nsowah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.42% more than the national average, earning $73,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsowaah9214/
Nsowa9164/
Nzowah8382/
Nsowaa835/
Nsewah832/
Nsawah832/
Njowah831/
Nsiowa831/
Nchowah772/
Njouwah771/
Nzowa7316,144/
Njowa731,260/
Nsewa73502/
Nsoba73446/
Nsawa73144/
Nxowa7351/
Nsowo7318/
Ncowa731/
Nshuowat711/
Nshouwat711/
Njouwa6752/
Nxhowa6723/
Nzawah6717/
Nsaawa6715/
Ngiowa6713/
Nsabha6710/
Nsewua679/
Ndjowa678/
Njawah678/
Nnsowo677/
Nseuwa677/
Nzoewa674/
Nsawat673/
Nsooba673/
Nsouba673/
Nsawai673/
Nzouwa672/
Nsahba672/
Nchouwath671/
Nsuowo671/
Nchowa671/
N'Sewa671/
Nsawaj671/
Njowoh671/
N'Zowa671/
Njovah671/
Njowea671/
Nzaswa671/
Nzewah671/
Nzoiwa671/
Nzoywa671/
Nsobea671/
Nsowgo671/
Nshova671/

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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 Nsowah
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