Takpa Surname
Approximately 3,395 people bear this surname
Takpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,995 | 1:3,633 | 578 |
| Benin | 954 | 1:10,834 | 1,491 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Ivory Coast | 102 | 1:226,189 | 9,304 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Takpa (331) may also be a first name.
Takpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takpa (Tibetan: སྟག་པགས་) is most common in Togo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takpa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 132,890th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,146,553 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Takpa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Takpa is also the 481,336th most widespread first name globally It is held by 331 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 1,995 people, or 1 in 3,633. Beside Togo this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 28 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takpah | 91 | 523 | / |
| Takpay | 91 | 9 | / |
| Thakpa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Teakpa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taukpa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Takpaya | 83 | 636 | / |
| Taykpah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Takphap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taikpah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tokpa | 80 | 18,599 | / |
| Tekpa | 80 | 1,928 | / |
| Takpo | 80 | 473 | / |
| Takpe | 80 | 276 | / |
| Takpi | 80 | 95 | / |
| Tagpa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Teahkpah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tokpah | 73 | 29,034 | / |
| Toukpa | 73 | 121 | / |
| Takpho | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tookpa | 73 | 24 | / |
| Thekpa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tokpay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tokpha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Taikpe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tekpah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Togkpa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tokpea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Takpoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tokpai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tokpaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Takpeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teakpo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tagpat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thokpa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taukpy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thacpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takpoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takpoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takpou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takpes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taakpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takpee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teakpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thakpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tokkpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taykpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takphot | 67 | 141 | / |
| Teekpah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toekpah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Taakpee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toikpah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toukpah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Togkpah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teakpho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtakpos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahkpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taakpei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tekpeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokpath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokpeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokpaah | 67 | 1 | / |
Takpa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Takpa in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྟག་པགས་ | takpak | 33.33 |
| ཀྲེགས་པ་ | trekpa | 33.33 |
| ཀྲཀ་པ་ | trakapa | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Takpa
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