Takanayi Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Takanayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 126 | 1:122,526 | 16,470 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Takanayi (62) may also be a first name.
Takanayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takanayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takanayi is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Takanayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Takanayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Takanayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Takanayi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Takanayi is also the 1,246,114th most common first name globally, held by 62 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 122,526. In Zimbabwe Takanayi is most common in: Midlands Province, where 65 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 12 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takanai | 93 | 93 | / |
| Takanay | 93 | 7 | / |
| Takainay | 88 | 19 | / |
| Takangai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tokanai | 80 | 293 | / |
| Tacanay | 80 | 277 | / |
| Takonai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tokanay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Takanie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Takanau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thakatnayo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Takaingeyi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Takaniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taakanye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Takhamnoi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Tookkanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tokonai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tokanui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taka'anawe | 67 | 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 Takanayi
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