West African (Ghana): from an Akan male personal name of unexplained etymology. The final h in Ghanaian names like this is characteristic Anglicization.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Appiah families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Appiah family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1881 and 1920. The most Appiah families were found in USA in 1920. In 1881 there was 1 Appiah family living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Appiah's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of Appiah families in 1881.
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Between 1984 and 2003, in the United States, Appiah life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Appiah in 1984 was 61, and 61 in 2003.