Takosa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Takosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Takosa (13) may also be a first name.
Takosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takosa occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takosa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Takosa occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Takosa live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Takosa is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Takosa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
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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 Takosa
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