Takum Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Takum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1441:490,54485,763
Cameroon1211:171,64518,315
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
India441:17,433,304271,013
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Takum (701) may also be a first name.

Takum Last Name Facts

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

Takum is held by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Takum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 651,048th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. Takum is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Takum are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 312,128th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 701 people.

The surname Takum is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 490,544. In Thailand it is most common in: Chiang Rai Province, where 32 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 23 percent live and Lamphun Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Thailand Takum exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 23 percent live.

Takum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Takum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Takum last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Takum Last Name Statistics demography

Takum earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taşkum91222/
Takhum91115/
Taukum9197/
Thakum9137/
Takume9130/
Takoum918/
Taikum916/
Teakum912/
Takeum912/
Tadkum911/
Tatkum911/
Thaikum839/
Taikoum838/
Taskhum834/
Tahakum833/
Thakhum833/
Thakkum832/
Thakuum831/
Takoume831/
Tatkeum831/
Teakcum831/
Dttakum831/
Taekhum831/
Taakhum831/
Takom80555/
Tekum80465/
Tokum8066/
Tacum8019/
Thakkhum77439/
Thatkhum7719/
Takumova7714/
Thadkhum772/
Thaikaum771/
Thakkkum771/
Thaikhum771/
Takhom7379/
Tekhum7354/
Tekeum7344/
Tekkum7318/
Tokume7317/
Tokhum7314/
Tokoum7313/
Thakom7312/
Teekum738/
Taikom737/
Tuikum735/
Tacume735/
Takoom732/
Thokum732/
Toukum731/
Tacuum731/
Teikum731/
Tockum731/
Taukumova713/
Takhumova711/
Toukoum67123/
Teukeum6715/
Thakhom677/
Thogkum672/
Teakhom672/
Toukeum672/
Thaicum672/
Teekhum671/
Tehkhum671/
Takhoom671/
Theekum671/
Tokuume671/
Tokhume671/
Tekkoum671/
Toskhum671/
Thaikom671/
Toskoum671/

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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 Takum
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