Takpala Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Takpala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takpala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Takpala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takpala is most common in Benin. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Takpala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Takpala live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Takpala is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most common in: Atakora Department, where 33 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 33 percent are found and Donga Department, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teakpala937/
Takpalo8649/
Takpale8617/
Takpela867/
Tokpala867/
Takpaly861/
Takpali861/
Tokpalah8028/
Tadkpalle753/
Teakpalli751/
Tokpali7149/
Tokpale7136/
Takpole719/
Takpolo711/
Tokpalou67228/
Tokpolat6767/
Taqpales671/
Tokpaleu671/
Tekpolo5714/
Tokpelo5711/
Tokpolo575/

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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 Takpala
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