Taking Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Taking Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 169 | 1:782,540 | 59,655 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Taking (880) may also be a first name.
Taking Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taking Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taking (Marathi: टिंकग) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taking? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,148,257th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Taking reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Taking is also the 274,086th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 880 people.
It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 782,540. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 58 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takking | 92 | 113 | / |
| Takiong | 92 | 15 | / |
| Thaking | 92 | 15 | / |
| Tahking | 92 | 10 | / |
| Takieng | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tacking | 92 | 5 | / |
| Takng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thaiking | 86 | 185 | / |
| Thatking | 86 | 10 | / |
| Taekking | 86 | 1 | / |
| Takeng | 83 | 169 | / |
| Toking | 83 | 116 | / |
| Teking | 83 | 103 | / |
| Takinc | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tacing | 83 | 20 | / |
| Taqing | 83 | 1 | / |
| Theking | 77 | 366 | / |
| Thakeng | 77 | 293 | / |
| Takaeng | 77 | 229 | / |
| Taching | 77 | 123 | / |
| Tokiong | 77 | 21 | / |
| Teeking | 77 | 9 | / |
| Teiking | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tekking | 77 | 6 | / |
| Taukeng | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tokking | 77 | 2 | / |
| Takoeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Todking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tooking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thakaeng | 71 | 2,218 | / |
| Teaching | 71 | 299 | / |
| Thaikeng | 71 | 104 | / |
| Thotking | 71 | 70 | / |
| Takengue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Taicheng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taekaeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thakoeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thoeking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Takkeung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taaching | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taiching | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tekeng | 67 | 493 | / |
| Tokeng | 67 | 218 | / |
| Takengowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tocing | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teqing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thakaenng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takemg | 67 | 1 | / |
Taking Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taking in the Marathi language | ||
| टिंकग | tinkaga | - |
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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 Taking
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