How common is the surname Appiah?

1,643 people in the United States had the surname Appiah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. It ranked 17,239th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Appiah?

Kwesi Appiah, association football player (born 1990), followed by Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong.

Where is the surname Appiah most common?

Wikidata records people named Appiah in the United Kingdom, Ghana and Australia.

Is the surname Appiah getting more or less common?

More common. 784 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,643 in 2010, up 110%.

The surname Appiah

A surname, carried by 1,643 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Appiah is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,643 people named Appiah in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. That is up 110% since 2000, when the Census counted 784.

#17,239

rank among US surnames

1,643

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+109.6%

change since 2000 (was #28,617)

Who is named Appiah

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Appiah identified as Black (not Hispanic), 2.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Appiahs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kwesi Appiah
Association football player (born 1990)
Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong
Attorney General of Ghana
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi
Australian footballer, born 1992

Notable Appiahs come mostly from the United Kingdom (1), Ghana (1) and Australia (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Appiah?: 1,643 people in the United States had the surname Appiah in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. It ranked 17,239th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Appiah?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Appiah identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Appiah?: Kwesi Appiah, association football player (born 1990), followed by Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong.
Where is the surname Appiah most common?: Wikidata records people named Appiah in the United Kingdom, Ghana and Australia.
Is the surname Appiah getting more or less common?: More common. 784 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,643 in 2010, up 110%.