Takou Surname

71,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Takou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,2611:6,369777
Benin1,9301:5,355706
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Greece4921:22,5203,302
Ivory Coast1371:168,4037,617
Indonesia861:1,537,781102,932
Niger531:362,11410,354
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Takou (2,222) may also be a first name.

Takou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Takou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Takou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻛﻮ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takou? popularity and diffusion

Takou is the 71,650th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,057,699 people. The surname Takou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Takou live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 158,595th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 2,222 people.

Takou is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,261 people, or 1 in 6,369. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, West Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 28 percent are found and Togo, where 12 percent are found.

Takou Last Name Statistics demography

Takou earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takoue91227/
Takkou9186/
Tagkou9136/
Tackou9124/
Taakou9122/
Takouh9115/
Taikou912/
Takhou912/
Tahkou911/
Teakou911/
Taukou911/
Takouz911/
Taïkou911/
Taku8916,202/
Tako8911,182/
Tahkout83367/
Teakoue8359/
Theakou8341/
Takouet8317/
Takkouz8312/
Takayou839/
Takouya836/
Taakout834/
Tahakou833/
Takouhe832/
Takouyo832/
Takouhy831/
Takeyou831/
Tackoue831/
Takouie831/
Takoujo831/
Takouye831/
Takaiou831/
Taskoue831/
Takoust831/
Tokou804,056/
Taiko803,234/
Thaku801,522/
Thako801,400/
Takoy801,287/
Takoh801,055/
Takau80701/
Tayko80659/
Takoi80656/
Takko80633/
Takoe80479/
Takui80449/
Takeu80441/
Takuş80326/
Takoa80300/
Takku80275/
Tacko80179/
Takuh80174/
Taiku80154/
Tahko80138/
Tacou80113/
Takuo80110/
Tauko8096/
Tagko8065/
Teaku8053/
Takue8053/
Takoo8050/
Tauku8049/
Taako8044/
Takho8029/
Takhu8028/
Htaku8018/
Taaku8016/
Takuç8015/
Tajko805/
Tahku804/
Teako803/
Takgo803/
Takuy803/
Takuz802/
Ttaku801/
Tayku801/
Takuu801/
Taqou801/
Takco801/
Takoucht77129/
Takkouch7722/
Takayout771/
Tashkoue771/
Toukou732,593/
Takaio73414/
Thakho73309/
Takuya73307/
Takoye73294/
Tahaku73284/
Tatkeu73239/
Taskos73183/
Takayu73172/
Taňkoš73123/
Tokoue73113/
Tağkuş7372/
Takoyi7368/
Tagkos7355/
Takajo7353/
Takkos7352/
Thakku7351/
Takoja7348/
Thaiku7342/
Taukoi7336/
Takaut7330/
Takoya7328/
Takayo7327/
Taşkut7327/
Ta'ako7326/
Tatkus7324/
Tackus7323/
Takahu7322/
Takoje7322/
Takiyo7320/
Taukus7318/
Taykoz7317/
Thakui7316/
Tahako7316/
Thakko7315/
Thakuj7315/
Tackos7313/
Takkud7312/
Takeyu7312/
Takkau7311/
Toikou7311/
Taakuh7311/
Thakot739/
Takoji739/
Tautko739/
Takueh739/
Tascou738/
Thakod738/
Takuji738/
Toskou738/
Takoyo738/
Takaue737/
Thakhu737/
Tackuy737/
Takkuş737/
Takuha736/
Takhau735/
Taakue735/
Taskus734/
Takejo734/
Taukop734/
Tokkou734/
Togkou734/
Takosz734/
Teakut734/
Taykho733/
Thakos733/
Thakuu733/
Thakuy733/
Taukoy733/
Takoss733/
Takuyo733/
Takeut733/
Takeua733/
Taikeu733/
Takooh733/
Takioa733/
Thakeu733/
Thakoi732/
Thakuh732/
Thakoo732/
Takuye732/
Taşkoy732/
Teakau732/
Taškus732/
Takowe732/
Takuia732/
Taikui732/
Takeuo731/
Takott731/
Thatku731/
Thauko731/
Taykod731/
Thaaku731/
Thacou731/
Thakau731/
Taikoo731/
Tackut731/
Taszko731/
Takeio731/
Takkhu731/
Takkot731/
Takoiy731/
Takuyi731/
Taqouz731/
Tackop731/
Takeyo731/
Takeue731/
Taskoy731/
Teikou731/
Tackoh731/
Taakau731/
Taakeu731/
Tagkoh731/
Tahcku731/
Tahkeu731/
Tahkuh731/
Takoth731/
Takuie731/
Takuis731/
Takusz731/
Takhoa731/
Takhos731/
Takkoy731/
Taikoa731/
Takaiu731/
Taukui731/
Tatkoi731/
Taykoç731/
Takgoe731/
Taikut731/
Thakgu731/
Tatkop731/
Taikup731/
Taakod731/
Taakop731/
Takeud731/
Takhod731/
Teakup730/
Tashkouee712/
Tachkoutt711/
Taka6778,160/
Toko6737,171/
Taco6716,257/
Toku677,263/
Tacu673,340/
Tocu67778/
Tautkus67735/
Takó67720/
Thakhot67645/
Taqoush67340/
Toukkou67211/
Toukoue6766/
Taqo6765/
Takojio6733/
Thakkoe6723/
Thakayo6722/
Thakkod6722/
Tashkus6718/
Touckou6718/
Tashkut6717/
Thakkho6715/
Takcheu6715/
Takhoeh6712/
Thakuia6710/
Tagkuya6710/
Tauckus679/
Thakkud679/
Takkojo676/
Taskhuu675/
Thaikhu674/
Thoikou674/
Thakhoe674/
Taikoya674/
Thakhui674/
Takhuji672/
Tautkos672/
Thaikod671/
Thakhod671/
Thakhue671/
Thakuji671/
Thakuth671/
Tahakho671/
Tackott671/
Takautz671/
Takeuch671/
Takkoji671/
Takkush671/
Tahakuu671/
Taakuhe671/
Takayos671/
Tôko671/
Teukoue671/
Teykoue671/
Takooha671/
Takusch671/
Takayoh671/
Takeuha671/
Takhoih671/
Tokouet671/
Tokouhe671/
Touskou671/
Tatkoch671/
Taskaus671/
Taqouie671/
Tacoush671/
Takajoe671/
Thaikau671/
Thaikue671/
Takhiyo671/
Takhoot671/
Teakayu671/
Tauszko671/
Thackus670/

Takou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻛﻮtakw71.64
ﺗﻜﻮtkw16.42
ﺗﻚtk4.48
ﻃﻜﻮtkw2.99
ﺗﺎﻙtak2.99

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Takou
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