Most common surnames in Ghana

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Ghana, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Mensah	505.856	5.4%
2	Owusu	407.611	4.4%
3	Osei	305.281	3.3%
4	Boateng	275.161	3%
5	Appiah	242.381	2.6%
6	Asare	229.269	2.5%
7	Tetteh	210.932	2.3%
8	Adjei	209.601	2.3%
9	Yeboah	207.891	2.2%
10	Asante	195.254	2.1%
11	Opoku	185.278	2%
12	Addo	180.527	1.9%
13	Ofori	174.541	1.9%
14	Arthur	151.073	1.6%
15	Adu	142.046	1.5%
16	Amoah	142.046	1.5%
17	Asamoah	140.431	1.5%
18	Obeng	137.486	1.5%
19	Frimpong	132.260	1.4%
20	Antwi	131.310	1.4%
21	Boakye	120.288	1.3%
22	Oppong	117.438	1.3%
23	Acheampong	113.352	1.2%
24	Ansah	109.646	1.2%
25	Asiedu	101.760	1.1%
26	Amponsah	99.575	1.1%
27	Acquah	98.055	1.1%
28	Nyarko	97.485	1%
29	Sarpong	97.295	1%
30	Agyemang	95.869	1%

31	Quaye	93.494	1%
32	Darko	87.318	0.9%
33	Alhassan	86.368	0.9%
34	Donkor	85.608	0.9%
35	Sackey	84.468	0.9%
36	Annan	83.137	0.9%
37	Mohammed	81.997	0.9%
38	Danso	80.762	0.9%
39	Nartey	80.762	0.9%
40	Aboagye	78.672	0.8%
41	Lamptey	78.672	0.8%
42	Lartey	78.102	0.8%
43	Amoako	77.057	0.8%
44	Agyei	72.116	0.8%
45	Oduro	70.881	0.8%
46	Okyere	70.691	0.8%
47	Aidoo	70.501	0.8%
48	Otoo	69.265	0.7%
49	Eshun	65.465	0.7%
50	Kofi	63.279	0.7%
51	Sam	62.329	0.7%
52	Gyamfi	61.379	0.7%
53	Baah	59.384	0.6%
54	Laryea	59.289	0.6%
55	Quartey	58.624	0.6%
56	Quansah	56.819	0.6%
57	Nkrumah	56.628	0.6%
58	Armah	56.343	0.6%
59	Quarshie	56.248	0.6%
60	Dadzie	55.868	0.6%

61	Kwame	55.773	0.6%
62	Baidoo	54.728	0.6%
63	Agyeman	54.063	0.6%
64	Koomson	52.448	0.6%
65	Ofosu	51.878	0.6%
66	Danquah	50.358	0.5%
67	Yakubu	50.263	0.5%
68	Kwarteng	49.027	0.5%
69	Larbi	48.647	0.5%
70	Musah	48.552	0.5%
71	Andoh	47.887	0.5%
72	Nana	47.792	0.5%
73	Cudjoe	47.602	0.5%
74	Aryee	46.367	0.5%
75	Amankwah	45.987	0.5%
76	Sarfo	45.702	0.5%
77	Addai	45.607	0.5%
78	Tawiah	45.037	0.5%
79	Afful	44.657	0.5%
80	Ankrah	44.467	0.5%
81	Agyekum	43.992	0.5%
82	Kyei	43.992	0.5%
83	Ibrahim	43.802	0.5%
84	Bonsu	43.707	0.5%
85	Iddrisu	43.612	0.5%
86	Kwakye	43.041	0.5%
87	Afriyie	42.946	0.5%
88	Kumah	42.671	0.5%
89	Anim	41.711	0.4%
90	Salifu	41.331	0.4%

91	Seidu	41.331	0.4%
92	Nkansah	41.141	0.4%
93	Ampofo	41.046	0.4%
94	Koranteng	40.524	0.4%
95	Arhin	40.177	0.4%
96	Tagoe	39.621	0.4%
97	Amissah	39.431	0.4%
98	Manu	39.415	0.4%
99	Forson	39.336	0.4%
100	Awuah	39.146	0.4%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Ghana?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Ghana is Mensah, with 505.856. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Ghana?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Ghana. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

How often is this data updated?

The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.

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