Find out how popular the last name Koranteng is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Koranteng.

Koranteng, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Koranteng surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koranteng in America

Koranteng is the 77012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koranteng surname appeared 249 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Koranteng.

The history of the last name Koranteng

The surname Koranteng has its origins in the Akan ethnic group of Ghana, West Africa. It is believed to have originated in the 15th century or earlier, during the time of the great Akan empires such as the Ashanti and Denkyira kingdoms.

The name Koranteng is derived from the Akan words "kora" meaning "wanderer" or "traveler" and "teng" meaning "flat land" or "plain." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who traveled frequently across the flat lands or savannas of the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Koranteng can be found in the traditional oral histories and genealogies of the Akan people, which were passed down through generations of griots (oral historians) and elders.

In the 17th century, during the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, many Akan people, including those with the surname Koranteng, were forcibly taken from their homeland and enslaved in the Americas. As a result, the name can be found in historical records and documents from that period, particularly in the Caribbean and parts of North America.

Notable individuals with the surname Koranteng throughout history include:

1. Nana Koranteng I (c. 1650 - 1720), a prominent chief and military leader of the Denkyira Kingdom in present-day Ghana.
2. Kofi Koranteng (c. 1785 - 1850), a respected Akan farmer and trader who played a significant role in the expansion of the Ashanti Empire.
3. Akua Koranteng (c. 1820 - 1890), a renowned Akan healer and midwife in the Akuapem region of Ghana.
4. Kwame Koranteng (1890 - 1965), a Ghanaian educator and advocate for indigenous language education in the early 20th century.
5. Efua Koranteng (1922 - 2008), a Ghanaian playwright, novelist, and co-founder of the Ghanaian National Theatre Movement.

The name Koranteng has also been associated with various place names in Ghana, such as the town of Koranteng in the Ashanti Region, which may have been named after an early settler or chief bearing the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koranteng

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Koranteng.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Koranteng was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Koranteng was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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