Takem Surname

223,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Takem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6781:12,3771,671
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
India151:51,137,692512,385
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Takem (855) may also be a first name.

Takem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Takem (Marathi: टकेम) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Takem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 223,913th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,008,551 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Takem are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,605th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 855 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,678 people, or 1 in 12,377. In Cameroon Takem is most common in: Southwest Region, where 60 percent are found, Centre Region, where 15 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Takem Last Name Statistics demography

Takem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takeme91136/
Takkem913/
Takeum912/
Takeem912/
Thakem911/
Takhem911/
Taukeme832/
Takeime831/
Thaskem831/
Takim804,358/
Tekem80413/
Tokem80121/
Tacem807/
Takım801/
Toukem731,633/
Tekkem73486/
Takhim73413/
Tokeme73226/
Tokhem7349/
Tekeum7344/
Tachem7330/
Takkim7325/
Takime7322/
Tahkim7319/
Teukem7319/
Takaim739/
Taqeem739/
Takiom738/
Taukim737/
Thakim735/
Tokeim733/
Teikem733/
Tohkem733/
Tockem732/
Toskem732/
Teekem731/
Tajkim731/
Taikim731/
Tokkem731/
Taekim731/
Tekhem731/
Toikem731/
Tuikem730/
Tokheim67406/
Tahakim6732/
Tauchem6720/
Teukeum6715/
Thaikim6710/
Touckem672/
Toukeum672/
Tokhiem672/
Takchim671/
Tasqeem671/
Taskhim671/
Teukeam671/

Takem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takem in the Marathi language
टकेमtakema-

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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 Takem
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