Takiwa Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Takiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Takiwa (182) may also be a first name.
Takiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takiwa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Takiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Takiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Takiwa is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. Takiwa is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Takiwa reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Takiwa is also the 675,152nd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 182 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 94,811. In Papua New Guinea Takiwa is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 98 percent live, Morobe, where 1 percent live and National Capital District, where 1 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takhiwa | 92 | 209 | / |
| Takaiwa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Thakiwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Takiwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Takuiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Takiwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Takaiwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tokiwa | 83 | 9,913 | / |
| Takuwa | 83 | 5,015 | / |
| Takewa | 83 | 684 | / |
| Takiva | 83 | 13 | / |
| Takiwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Takieva | 77 | 283 | / |
| Tokiwai | 77 | 136 | / |
| Tachiwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tekhiwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Taïkiba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Takuuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taakuwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Takeuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takuwwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takuwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takuwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekeiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tekaiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tokiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takhuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takhieva | 71 | 27 | / |
| Taykieva | 71 | 9 | / |
| Taukieva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Takeawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tokoiwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tadkewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tajkhuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Takeva | 67 | 607 | / |
| Takuva | 67 | 352 | / |
| Taciva | 67 | 81 | / |
| Tekewa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Takaibaha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tokuwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Takewo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tokiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tekiva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tekuwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Takewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tokiwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Takevi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Takiwa
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