Takom Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Takom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 280 | 1:74,175 | 9,224 |
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Takom (311) may also be a first name.
Takom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takom (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﺎﻛﻢ, Marathi: टकोम) is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Takom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 568,972nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Takom are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 498,315th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 311 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 74,175. In Cameroon Takom is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Takom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Takom in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻃﺎﻛﻢ | takm | - |
| Takom in the Marathi language | ||
| टकोम | takoma | - |
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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 Takom
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