Takoun Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Takoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Takoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takoun is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Takoun? popularity and diffusion
Takoun is the 5,391,485th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Takoun live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 861,300. In Benin Takoun is primarily found in: Mono Department, where 67 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Not including Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 8 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 Takoun
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