Takoua Surname
Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname
Takoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,655 | 1:12,549 | 1,690 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Takoua (552) may also be a first name.
Takoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takoua is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Takoua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Takoua is the 196,862nd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,424,599 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Takoua are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Takoua is also the 358,282nd most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 552 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,655 people, or 1 in 12,549. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 79 percent reside, North Region, where 8 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Takoua occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 21 percent reside and Tunisia, where 1 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 Takoua
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