Taking Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Taking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1691:782,54059,655
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Taking (Marathi: टिंकग) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taking? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name is mostly 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 commonly held first name on earth, borne by 880 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 782,540. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 58 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 14 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 12 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Taking is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takking92113/
Takiong9215/
Thaking9215/
Tahking9210/
Takieng927/
Tacking925/
Takng911/
Thaiking86185/
Thatking8610/
Taekking861/
Takeng83169/
Toking83116/
Teking83103/
Takinc8321/
Tacing8320/
Taqing831/
Theking77366/
Thakeng77293/
Takaeng77229/
Taching77123/
Tokiong7721/
Teeking779/
Teiking777/
Tekking776/
Taukeng776/
Tokking772/
Takoeng771/
Todking771/
Tatkeng771/
Tooking771/
Thakaeng712,218/
Teaching71299/
Thaikeng71104/
Thotking7170/
Takengue7111/
Taicheng712/
Taekaeng711/
Thakoeng711/
Thoeking711/
Takkeung711/
Taaching711/
Taiching711/
Tekeng67493/
Tokeng67218/
Takengowa6721/
Tocing677/
Teqing671/
Thakaenng671/
Takemg671/

Taking Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taking in the Marathi language
टिंकगtinkaga-

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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
  • 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