Takalani Forename

23,855th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 36,649 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Takalani Forename User-submission:

The forename Takalani means 'happiness' in Venda language, the northern part of south Africa, as well as southern part of Zimbabwe.

Takalani Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
52%
 
36,1641:1,508225
Zimbabwe
 
81%
4171:36,9883,500
England-411:1,356,16920,079
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Iceland-51:73,2033,413
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
United States-21:181,268,488793,593
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Papua New Guinea-11:8,152,314202,620
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066

Takalani (2,180) may also be a surname.

Takalani Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The forename Takalani means 'happiness' in Venda language, the northern part of south Africa, as well as southern part of Zimbabwe.

- collin88

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