Takelu Surname

177,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Takelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Takelu (28) may also be a first name.

Takelu Last Name Facts

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

Takelu is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Takelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Takelu? popularity and diffusion

Takelu is the 177,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,016,368 people. The last name Takelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Takelu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name globally, held by 28 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Apart from Ethiopia Takelu occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takaelu9210/
Takeelu921/
Taekelu921/
Tekelu839,682/
Takalu8346/
Takilu8313/
Tokelu8310/
Takolu833/
Takkolu77242/
Takalau77141/
Takeloo7761/
Takeloe7720/
Tokelau7716/
Takolou7715/
Takallu7713/
Takalou778/
Takilou777/
Takaliu775/
Takkalu774/
Thakolu773/
Thakalu772/
Takoğlu771/
Takaleu771/
Takalui771/
Tagkalou7194/
Thakkolu7130/
Takallou7128/
Taskoylu7119/
Takhalou711/
Taukalau711/
Tekilu6711,593/
Tekolu677/
Tokolu676/
Tashkiluh674/
Tokalu671/
Tekalu671/

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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 Takelu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis