Ofosu-Appiah Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ofosu-Appiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ofosu-Appiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ofosu-Appiah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ofosu-Appiah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ofosu-Appiah is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ofosu-Appiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 309,358th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,978,299 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ofosu-Appiah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofosuappiah964/
Ofosu Appiah921/
Ofusu Appiah831/
Ofosu-Apea822/
Ofosuapea76490/
Ofosu-Yeboah67277/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ofosu-Appiah
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