Takai Surname
Approximately 53,080 people bear this surname
Takai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 49,440 | 1:2,586 | 444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 635 | 1:12,840 | 1,197 |
| Nigeria | 592 | 1:299,228 | 16,719 |
| United States | 523 | 1:693,038 | 54,910 |
| Tonga | 455 | 1:236 | 50 |
| Kiribati | 214 | 1:530 | 170 |
| Kenya | 201 | 1:229,751 | 16,196 |
| Brazil | 191 | 1:1,120,808 | 39,127 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 108 | 1:505 | 88 |
| New Zealand | 100 | 1:45,283 | 7,455 |
| Iran | 73 | 1:1,051,815 | 47,741 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Cook Islands | 26 | 1:699 | 108 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Nauru | 5 | 1:2,376 | 317 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Tákai (1) & Takaï (1) are calculated separately.
Takai (1,996) may also be a first name.
Takai Demographics
Average Takai Salary in
United States
$52,641 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Takai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takai (Bengali: তাকই, Hindi: टकई, Marathi: टकई, Oriya: ତାକାଇ, Russian: Такаи) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Tákai or Takaï. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Takai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,584th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 137,294 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Takai live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Takai is also the 169,220th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,996 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 49,440 people, or 1 in 2,586. In Japan Takai is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside and Gifu Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Other than Japan Takai is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Takai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Takai last name are 20.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Takai earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning R 213,936 per year; in United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,742 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Takai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Takai in the Bengali language | ||
| তাকই | taka'i | - |
| Takai in the Hindi language | ||
| टकई | taka'i | 50 |
| तकई | taka'i | 22.22 |
| टकाई | taka'i | 16.67 |
| तकाई | taka'i | 5.56 |
| टिकई | tika'i | 5.56 |
| Takai in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାକାଇ | taka'i | 40 |
| ଟକଇ | taka'i | 20 |
| ତକଇ | taka'i | 20 |
| ଟାକଇ | taka'i | 20 |
| Takai in the Marathi language | ||
| टकई | taka'i | 25 |
| मतकई | mataka'i | 16.67 |
| टकारी | takari | 16.67 |
| तकई | taka'i | 16.67 |
| तकै | takai | 8.33 |
| तकी | taki | 8.33 |
| तकइ | taka'i | 8.33 |
| Takai in the Russian language | ||
| Такаи | takai | - |
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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 Takai
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