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 in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Takosa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Takosa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Takosa is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
Takosa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Takosa is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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