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

Takiu occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Takiu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Takiu are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name globally It is held by 61 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 70 percent live, West New Britain, where 19 percent live and Bougainville, where 9 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

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
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  • 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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