Takács Surname

8,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Takács Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takács Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary68,0251:14411
Slovakia2,1811:2,44799
Romania3431:58,5367,133
Czechia1411:75,41512,659
England181:3,095,448105,421
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Takacs (11,127), Takàcs (3) & Tákács (1) are calculated separately.

Takács (27) may also be a first name.

Takács Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Takács Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Takács occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Takacs, Takàcs or Tákács. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takács? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,032nd most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 102,995 people. The surname Takács occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Takács live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

Takács is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 68,025 people, or 1 in 144. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 12 percent live, Pest County, where 11 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takacs9411,127/
Takàcs943/
Tákács941/
Taíkács921/
Takác912/
Takáts831,068/
Takách8395/
Tokács8321/
Takáci831/
Takácsová801,963/
Takácsova802/
Taukacs7740/
Tackacs7727/
Taka'cs771/
Takkácsová751/
Takáč733,053/
Takac73659/
Takácová7110/
Takach671,590/
Takats67708/
Takacsova67219/
Tacacs6772/
Takacsová6769/
Takoch6761/
Takátsová6721/
Tokacs6720/
Takacz6714/
Tackac6712/
Taikac677/
Tacats676/
Takazs675/
Takáczová673/
Takauc672/
Thakac671/
Takads671/
Takoci671/
Tákáts671/
Taykoc671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Takács
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