Takacs Surname

46,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Takacs Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Hungarian surname Takács, which means 'weaver'.

Commonly used in Slovakia (the Czech Republic) as Takáč, Takáčová. Endings -ová are for women. This surname distinction is common among the slavic countries.

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Takacs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5401:79,8379,098
Romania2,5231:7,9581,049
Canada8451:43,6045,399
Hungary5361:18,3142,077
Austria4381:19,4423,017
England3521:158,29014,899
Germany2861:281,48829,497
France2741:242,41937,533
Slovakia2361:22,6123,677
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Spain611:766,42732,250
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Peru531:599,70015,316
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Wales201:154,72710,755
Norway201:257,11427,149
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Takács (70,756), Takàcs (3) & Tákács (1) are calculated separately.

Takacs (19) may also be a first name.

Takacs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Hungarian surname Takács, which means 'weaver'.

Commonly used in Slovakia (the Czech Republic) as Takáč, Takáčová. Endings -ová are for women. This surname distinction is common among the slavic countries.

- viktoriatakac

This is a surname of Hungarian origin, meaning 'webster' or 'weaver'.

- laszlo.bernat.1953

Takacs Last Name Facts

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

Takacs occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Takács, Takàcs or Tákács. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Takacs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,593rd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 654,943 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Takacs reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,540 people, or 1 in 79,837. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Takacs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Takacs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Takacs surname rose 454,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Takacs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Takacs surname are 11.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Takacs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning 365,433 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,990 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.45% more than the national average, earning R 400,308 per year; in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takács9470,756/
Takàcs943/
Taukacs9240/
Tackacs9227/
Taka'cs921/
Takac91659/
Tákács891/
Takach831,590/
Takats83708/
Tacacs8372/
Tokacs8320/
Takacz8314/
Tackac8312/
Taikac837/
Takazs835/
Takauc832/
Takads831/
Thakac831/
Takacsova80219/
Takacsová8069/
Takatch7782/
Tackach7775/
Taukach7723/
Takache7720/
Takkaci7712/
Taikach776/
Takaaci775/
Taíkács771/
Tockacs771/
Tàckacs771/
Takaici771/
Takatsh771/
Takač732,904/
Tacac73446/
Takaz7397/
Takaç7386/
Tokac7335/
Takać7316/
Takác732/
Takhache71217/
Takacova71141/
Takatsch7168/
Taukatch7119/
Takahaci717/
Takacová716/
Tackatch712/
Tackhach712/
Takatshe711/
Takácsová671,963/
Takáts671,068/
Tokach67764/
Takkaç67150/
Takách6795/
Takoch6761/
Tacach6730/
Tokács6721/
Takatz6720/
Tacaci6716/
Taccac6714/
Takahache6713/
Takaczová677/
Tacats676/
Tokacz673/
Takácsova672/
Tokats672/
Takáci671/
Takatsova671/
Takoci671/
Takatsová671/
Toukac671/
Takaahsci671/
Taykoc671/

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