Takunga Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Takunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Takunga (10) may also be a first name.

Takunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Takunga (Oriya: ଟାକୁା) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Takunga.

How Common Is The Last Name Takunga? popularity and diffusion

Takunga is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Takunga occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Takunga live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Takunga is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 75 percent reside, New Ireland, where 20 percent reside and East New Britain, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Takunga exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takounga9313/
Takuunga931/
Takuna92198/
Takusenga881/
Takunas8650/
Tajkuna8624/
Takungo8622/
Takunna8622/
Tacunga8621/
Takouga8611/
Takkuna8610/
Takuuna865/
Takugha864/
Takouna864/
Thakuna864/
Takunai862/
Takauna861/
Takunah861/
Takunaa861/
Takhunna8043/
Taskunas8023/
Thakunna8018/
Tekounga8011/
Tokungga805/
Thakhuna804/
Takounna802/
Thakunha801/
Thakungi801/
Takona77270/
Takuno77117/
Tacuna77101/
Tokuga7795/
Tokuna7713/
Takoga771/
Tashkunas7514/
Tokunai71136/
Tacunau7139/
Tokonga7137/
Takongo7127/
Takunoi714/
Thokuna714/
Takonai712/
Tacuina711/
Teakona711/
Takauno711/
Takunoh711/
Takonna711/
Takogga711/
Tacunas711/
Tacauga711/
Tacunha711/
Takuneu711/
Taškūnas6723/
Takougou6717/
Toukouna6716/
Thakhuno672/
Takongou672/
Taukoena671/
Tokugauz671/
Tookonga671/
Takeuneu671/
Takounou671/
Tacounau671/
Tokuhina671/

Takunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Takunga in the Oriya language
ଟାକୁାtakua-

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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 Takunga
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