Takiu Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Takiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Takiu (61) may also be a first name.

Takiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takiu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Takiu reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Takiu is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 61 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 70 percent are found, West New Britain, where 19 percent are found and Bougainville, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Takiu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takiju9149/
Takiue9127/
Takiou9121/
Taukiu9112/
Takieu911/
Takieuh831/
Takyu8096/
Tokiu8034/
Tekiu8031/
Takju8023/
Takhiudd771/
Takuijou771/
Takeju7333/
Taqiou7328/
Takuju7317/
Takeyu7312/
Tekieu7312/
Tokiua739/
Takoyu734/
Takyou732/
Thaqiu732/
Tacihu731/
Taqiud731/
Tokiju731/
Takyue731/
Taekyu731/
Taskuyu6783/
Takeyou671/
Toukieu671/
Takeeuh671/
Takouju671/
Thakyou671/

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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 Takiu
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