Takafo Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Takafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 129 | 1:161,001 | 17,453 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Takafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takafo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takafo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Takafo live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 161,001. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 51 percent live, West Region, where 35 percent live and Centre Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takafoo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Takaffo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Takafffo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Takafa | 83 | 246 | / |
| Tekafo | 83 | 33 | / |
| Takofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taşkafa | 77 | 660 | / |
| Takafaz | 77 | 53 | / |
| Takoufo | 77 | 26 | / |
| Taukafa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Taskafa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Takaafa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tekaffo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tekahfo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takafah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takoffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thakafaz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tekafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Takofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Takefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokapho | 62 | 26 | / |
| Tekoufo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Takepho | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tacafaz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tohkapho | 57 | 2 | / |
| Taikepho | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Takafo
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