Owusu-Ansah Surname

23,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Owusu-Ansah Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Owusu.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owusu-Ansah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,7211:1,189191
England4181:133,29713,123
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Owusu-Ansah (395) may also be a first name.

Owusu-Ansah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owusu-Ansah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Owusu-Ansah occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owusu-Ansah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,141st most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 311,101 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owusu-Ansah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 434,832nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 395 people.

The last name Owusu-Ansah is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 22,721 people, or 1 in 1,189. Apart from Ghana it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Owusu-Ansah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owusu-Ansah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Owusu-Ansah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.32% less than the national average, earning R 8,736 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $44,432 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Owusu-Ansah
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