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 surname Takosa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takosa? popularity and diffusion
Takosa is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Takosa reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Takosa is most frequent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
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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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