Takang Surname

128,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Takang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,8011:7,415917
Thailand2831:249,60542,359
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
England111:5,065,278148,650
India101:76,706,538639,611
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Takang (395) may also be a first name.

Takang Last Name Facts

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

Takang occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Takang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 128,268th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,061,541 people. The surname Takang occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Takang are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Takang is also the 434,832nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 395 people.

Takang is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,801 people, or 1 in 7,415. In Cameroon Takang is most common in: Southwest Region, where 75 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and Littoral Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Takang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Takang last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Takang earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.73% less than the national average, earning R 109,956 per year and in United States they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $53,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakang92104/
Takeang9235/
Takaung9213/
Takhang923/
Taikang922/
Takaang921/
Taykang921/
Takaing921/
Takkang921/
Thakeang8629/
Taskhang868/
Taikeang866/
Thaikang861/
Taikhang861/
Tacang831,545/
Takong83895/
Tekang83294/
Tokang83246/
Takank8311/
Takamg832/
Thakahang801/
Thakong771,550/
Tockang77418/
Tokkang77153/
Taquang77145/
Tackong77112/
Takhong7735/
Taikong7728/
Thokang7727/
Takheng7725/
Tokhang7722/
Tekaing7721/
Tacgang7716/
Toukang7713/
Takkong772/
Tekeang772/
Teekang772/
Takeing771/
Takoing771/
Taicang771/
Tegkang771/
Tokgang771/
Tokaing771/
Thakanc771/
Tehkang771/
Thaikaseng751/
Thakhong71247/
Taikhong7118/
Thaikong7111/
Tahkhanc715/
Takongue715/
Taekhong714/
Tahakong712/
Thaskong711/
Takkeung711/
Takkoong711/
Tokaseng711/
Teekhang711/
Tokong67694/
Thaikhong67154/
Tekong67108/
Thatkhong6738/
Tacong6726/
Tocang673/
Takonk671/
Takoungue671/
Tekank671/
Tekanc671/

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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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  • 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 Takang
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