Appiah is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Appiah
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Appiah

How popular is Appiah?

Appiah is common in Ghana.

Appiah is ranked 2512 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Appiahs grew by 109.5663 per cent to 1643 since 2000 and ranked 17239 after elevating 11378 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 92.88 90.43
White 2.56 1.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.89 3.19
Others 1.83 3.7
Appiah is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ghana which signifies that it is originated from Ghana. Around 218513 people have been found who wears Appiah as their family name. Appiah is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
38,459 New Zealand7
9,759 Japan5
103,755 Czech Republic5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
394 The Gambia3
3,818 Zambia3
1,472 The Bahamas2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
8,995 Uganda2
10,284 Kuwait2
3,437 Sudan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
14,004 Hungary2
44,018 Poland2
31,767 Greece2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
4,302 Benin2
10,211 Bulgaria2
3,993 El Salvador1
6,212 Jamaica1
29,595 Iran1
17,768 Pakistan1
37,779 Serbia1
2,505 Congo1
123,175 Tanzania1
36,678 Singapore1
38,063 Mauritania1
12,270 Lebanon1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
2,196 Liberia1
1,179 Swaziland1
4,171 Rwanda1
36,814 Romania1
53,505 Turkey1
11,510 Oman1
5,872 Namibia1
18,969 Wales1
2,040 Mali1
40,340 Malaysia1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,132 Guyana49
13,773 Denmark39
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
8,720 Qatar29
32,811 Sweden29
3,546 Senegal21
377,825 Russia17
2,558 China17
14,048 Ireland16
12,285 Burkina Faso15
10,355 Nigeria14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,372 Norway92
28,954 Australia80
504 Iceland79
15,572 Switzerland72
8,082 Scotland59
237,542 India53
Countries with hundreds of Appiah:
9,017 South Africa712
9,707 Canada410
14,898 Morocco336
592 Mauritius328
13,426 Kenya314
31,514 Italy291
2,099 Botswana188
17,197 Spain184
61,459 France159
17,243 Netherlands159
12,863 Belgium141
6,877 Finland109
Countries with thousands of Appiah:
2,823 Egypt2,860
3,110 England2,484
17,603 United States1,865
5,381 Germany1,715
1,546 Ivory Coast1,607
Countries with hundred thousands of Appiah:
5 Ghana203,850
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Appiah Namesakes

  • Abena Appiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah's sister
  • Adwoa Appiah, Kwame Anthony Appiah's sister
  • James Kwesi Appiah, Coach
  • Joe Appiah, Ghanaian Politician
  • Ambrosia Appiah, Dominic Appiah's mother
  • Kwame Anthony Appiah, Philosopher
  • James Kwesi Appiah, Coach
  • James Kwesi Appiah, Coach
  • Paul Collins Appiah Ofori, Ghanaian Politician
  • James Kwesi Appiah, Coach
  • In 2009 drama movie, Finder of Lost Children, Edward Osei Appiah characterized Karim.

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