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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Takiu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Takiu is primarily found 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.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 74,125. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 70 percent reside, West New Britain, where 19 percent reside and Bougainville, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

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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