Takaw Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Takaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Takaw (20) may also be a first name.

Takaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Takaw is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Takaw is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Takaw are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

The last name Takaw is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 91 percent live, Far North Region, where 3 percent live and South Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Cameroon Takaw is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Todkeaw678/
Tohkeaw677/
Tuikeaw674/
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Toikeaw672/
Teukeaw672/
Teykeaw672/
Takouwe671/
Takowsh671/
Teikawe671/
Tackova671/
Teikeaw671/
Takhabh671/
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Tuikhaw671/
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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 Takaw
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