Takow Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Takow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia6861:19,6091,156
Cameroon1461:142,25415,835
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Takow (19) may also be a first name.

Takow Last Name Facts

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

Takow occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,451st most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. Takow occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Takow are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 19 people.

The surname Takow is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 686 people, or 1 in 19,609. Barring Somalia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Takow Last Name Statistics demography

Takow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatkow9165/
Takowa9141/
Takowe912/
Taukow911/
Taakow911/
Tackow911/
Takowsh831/
Takouwe831/
Takov801,024/
Takaw8047/
Tacow808/
Tokow804/
Takof801/
Thaikeow773/
Tajkhowa771/
Takova73699/
Takoev73352/
Taykov73336/
Taukov7380/
Tokowa7368/
Tajkov7364/
Takuov7348/
Takoff7328/
Takawe7327/
Taikov7320/
Taskof7319/
Takhov7317/
Thekow7310/
Takhaw734/
Taakob733/
Thakaw733/
Tatcow732/
Tacowa732/
Tackov732/
Dtakov732/
Tacowe731/
Tokowe731/
Tascow731/
Taskaw731/
Takhof731/
Teekow730/
Tashkov671,026/
Tachkov67378/
Taykova67198/
Taukova6771/
Takhoev6727/
Taikova6719/
Toszkow6711/
Takhova6710/
Taskoff678/
Tahakov677/
Taikhaw675/
Taikoff674/
Taskovs673/
Thaikaw672/
Taykoff672/
Tackovs671/
Taškovs671/
Tackova671/
Thogkow671/
Thakawe671/
Thaekaw671/
Tachkaw671/
Tajkova671/
Tatkovs671/
Toukowe671/
Toukowa671/
Tokouwe671/

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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 Takow
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