Takunya Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Takunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Takunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takunya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Takunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Takunya is the 1,612,213th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Takunya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Takunya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda Takunya is primarily found in: Kibuku District, where 30 percent reside, Budaka District, where 26 percent reside and Sironko District, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Takunya
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