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 last name Takunga (Oriya: ଟାକୁା) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takunga? popularity and diffusion

Takunga is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Takunga occurs mostly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Takunga are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Takunga is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Takunga is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 75 percent are found, New Ireland, where 20 percent are found and East New Britain, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.

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
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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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