Takap Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Takap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2531:32,2283,738
India581:13,225,265229,403
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Takap (674) may also be a first name.

Takap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takap (Hindi: टकपा, Russian: Такап) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Takap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 778,856th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Takap live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 319,366th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 674 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 32,228. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 60 percent live, Madang, where 16 percent live and Morobe, where 6 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takape9134/
Taekap9131/
Takaip915/
Takapp913/
Taukap911/
Takhap911/
Takaph911/
Takkapp833/
Takab80331/
Takop80171/
Tekap80167/
Tokap8096/
Tacap8066/
Toukap73621/
Taekab73274/
Teukap73211/
Takope73132/
Tokape7331/
Takhab7326/
Thakab7326/
Takabs7320/
Tokaip739/
Taukop734/
Tatkop731/
Taakop731/
Taikop731/
Taccap731/
Tacahp731/
Tackop731/
Takaib731/
Takhauv6786/
Takoupe672/
Tokaipp671/
Tashkab671/
Touckap671/
Takhabh671/
Tekhaph671/

Takap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takap in the Hindi language
टकपाtakapa96.15
टाकपाtakapa3.85
Takap in the Russian language
Такапtakap-

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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 Takap
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