Tako Surname
Approximately 11,182 people bear this surname
Tako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,567 | 1:13,254 | 1,808 |
| Uganda | 1,279 | 1:30,523 | 4,146 |
| Japan | 841 | 1:152,015 | 7,719 |
| DR Congo | 711 | 1:103,909 | 11,552 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Nigeria | 666 | 1:265,980 | 15,217 |
| Nepal | 561 | 1:50,768 | 1,516 |
| Benin | 530 | 1:19,501 | 2,613 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| India | 439 | 1:1,747,302 | 62,623 |
| Papua New Guinea | 414 | 1:19,695 | 2,047 |
| Indonesia | 370 | 1:357,430 | 30,846 |
| Albania | 358 | 1:8,140 | 1,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 342 | 1:67,460 | 3,838 |
| Solomon Islands | 283 | 1:2,050 | 169 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Burkina Faso | 210 | 1:87,391 | 2,959 |
| United States | 195 | 1:1,858,764 | 121,141 |
| Thailand | 177 | 1:399,087 | 70,184 |
| Romania | 127 | 1:158,093 | 16,573 |
| Niger | 96 | 1:199,917 | 6,754 |
| Pakistan | 90 | 1:1,984,932 | 19,183 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| Greece | 43 | 1:257,670 | 38,951 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Peru | 21 | 1:1,513,530 | 22,524 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Takó (720) are calculated separately.
Tako (7,880) may also be a first name.
Tako Demographics
Average Male Tako Height
172.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tako (Arabic: تكو, Georgian: თაკო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: तको, Marathi: ताको, Oriya: ଟାେକା, Russian: Тако) is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms: Takó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tako? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tako is the 46,359th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 651,721 people. The last name Tako occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Tako reside; 27 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 71,805th most frequently held first name globally, held by 7,880 people.
Tako is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,567 people, or 1 in 13,254. In Cameroon Tako is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 66 percent are found, Centre Region, where 8 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Japan, where 8 percent are found.
Tako Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tako has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tako last name rose 19,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tako Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tako surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tako earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 49.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,709 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.22% less than the national average, earning R 54,132 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning $39,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $58,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tako in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାେକା | taeka | - |
| Tako in the Georgian language | ||
| თაკო | tako | 96.3 |
| ტაკო | tako | 3.7 |
| Tako in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻛﻮ | takw | 91.14 |
| ﺗﻜﻮ | tkw | 7.59 |
| ﺗﻮﻛﻮ | twkw | 1.27 |
| Tako in the Marathi language | ||
| ताको | tako | 66.67 |
| टाको | tako | 33.33 |
| Tako in the Hindi language | ||
| तको | tako | 54.55 |
| टाको | tako | 27.27 |
| ताको | tako | 18.18 |
| Tako in the Russian language | ||
| Тако | tako | - |
| Tako in the Arabic language | ||
| تكو | tkw | - |
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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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