Takanda Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Niger

Takanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Takanda (13) may also be a first name.

Takanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takanda is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Takanda? popularity and diffusion

Takanda is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Takanda live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa. Takanda is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Takanda is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Takanda occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 22 percent are found and Niger, where 22 percent are found.

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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 Takanda
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