Takan Surname
Approximately 2,158 people bear this surname
Takan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 697 | 1:111,652 | 9,470 |
| Uganda | 596 | 1:65,502 | 7,417 |
| Thailand | 464 | 1:152,238 | 24,133 |
| Iran | 54 | 1:1,421,899 | 57,683 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 1:421,012 | 32,439 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Takan (722) may also be a first name.
Takan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takan (Bengali: টকন, Hindi: टाकन, Marathi: टाकं, Oriya: ଟକନ, Russian: Такан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takan? popularity and diffusion
Takan is the 194,677th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,376,991 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Takan reside; 31 percent reside in West Asia and 29 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Takan is also the 307,094th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 722 people.
The surname Takan is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 111,652. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Mersin Province, where 31 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside and Kirsehir Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Thailand, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Takan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Takan in the Hindi language | ||
| टाकन | takana | 85.83 |
| टाकं | takam | 5 |
| टकन | takana | 3.33 |
| तकन | takana | 2.5 |
| तकण | takana | 0.83 |
| ताकन | takana | 0.83 |
| तकना | takana | 0.83 |
| टकां | takam | 0.83 |
| Takan in the Bengali language | ||
| টকন | takana | 75 |
| টুকন | tukana | 25 |
| Takan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟକନ | takana | 50 |
| ତାକାନ | takana | 28.13 |
| ଟାକନ | takana | 12.5 |
| ତାକନ | takana | 3.13 |
| ତକନ | takana | 3.13 |
| ଟକଂ | takam | 3.13 |
| Takan in the Marathi language | ||
| टाकं | takam | 44.44 |
| तकन | takana | 16.67 |
| टकं | takam | 11.11 |
| टाकण | takana | 11.11 |
| टकरी | takari | 11.11 |
| ठकन | thakana | 5.56 |
| Takan in the Russian language | ||
| Такан | takan | - |
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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 Takan
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