Takua Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Takua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Israel561:152,81515,997
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
India241:31,961,058386,265
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Takua (269) may also be a first name.

Takua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Takua (Hindi: तकूआ, Oriya: ଟାକୁଆ, Russian: Такуа) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Takua is the 807,857th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. Takua occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Takua live; 41 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 542,091st most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 269 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 63,207. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Madang, where 29 percent reside, Hela, where 22 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Israel, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakua9173/
Takuah9110/
Takuha916/
Takuae914/
Takuad911/
Tankua911/
Takuea911/
Taakua911/
Tangkua8337/
Thaikua8319/
Tagua802,709/
Takwa802,175/
Tekua80243/
Tokua80134/
Takuo80110/
Tacua8011/
Taqua8011/
Thaikuea77618/
Thankuea7771/
Tangkuha779/
Tangkuay775/
Thaikuae771/
Thagkuha771/
Teagua73492/
Todkua7353/
Taukwa7348/
Thakwa7332/
Takwai7328/
Teakwa7328/
Taikwa7326/
Takwap7325/
Takwah7322/
Tankuo7319/
Taguai7314/
Taugwa7312/
Tascua7312/
Taagua737/
Taguay736/
Taguau736/
Taguah735/
Taquas733/
Taguea733/
Tancua732/
Teekua731/
Taygua731/
Taquìa731/
Tatkwa731/
Takgwa731/
Taguaz731/
Teukua731/
Taquai731/
Taskwa731/
Thagua731/
Taquah731/
Tahqua731/
Taquwa731/
Thangkuha714/
Teaguas6779/
Tancuay6773/
Tangkuo6741/
Taungwa6738/
Tanquay6738/
Tainkwa6723/
Thangua6722/
Tangcua6717/
Tongkua6717/
Toshkua675/
Tanguah674/
Tankwah674/
Teaquah673/
Taiguai673/
Tanguha672/
Thaigua672/
Thakwai671/
Thaquaj671/
Tagouha671/
Takouho671/
Tanghua671/
Tagguai671/
Tahguas671/
Theangkuha671/
Teankwa671/
Takkwai671/
Thankwa671/

Takua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takua in the Hindi language
तकूआtaku'a75
तकुआtaku'a25
Takua in the Oriya language
ଟାକୁଆtaku'a50
ତାକୁଆtaku'a50
Takua in the Russian language
Такуаtakua-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Takua
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