Prempeh Surname

25,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Prempeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prempeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana19,7421:1,369230
England4971:112,10911,549
United States4671:776,14360,198
Canada811:454,88439,362
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Prempèh (1) are calculated separately.

Prempeh (1,384) may also be a first name.

Prempeh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prempeh (Arabic: برمبه) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Prempèh. For other potential spellings of Prempeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prempeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,711th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,854 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Prempeh live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 210,436th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,384 people.

This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 19,742 people, or 1 in 1,369. Apart from Ghana this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Prempeh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prempeh last name are 39.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prempeh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prempèh951/
Prempeth931/
Premperh931/
Prempe925/
Prempetch8812/
Premper8661/
Prempee863/
Prempet862/
Prempea861/
Priempe861/
Premphe861/
Preampetch824/
Premphet805/
Preampee801/
Prempper801/
Prompe7719/
Prempa7710/
Prampe771/
Prempi771/
Primpe770/
Phrompe71158/
Prömper71154/
Prompie7129/
Prympej711/
Prompee711/
Prampee711/
Prompea711/
Preimpa711/
Primper710/
Presempi676/
Pramphai675/
Promphai674/
Promphui673/
Pramphoi671/
Primphey670/

Prempeh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prempeh in the Arabic language
برمبهbrmbh-

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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 Prempeh
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