Takura Surname
Approximately 5,508 people bear this surname
Takura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,140 | 1:40,715 | 3,581 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,870 | 1:8,256 | 968 |
| Papua New Guinea | 318 | 1:25,641 | 2,833 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Takura (3,017) may also be a first name.
Takura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Takura (Hindi: टकुरा, Marathi: ठाकुर, Oriya: ଟାକୁରା) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Takura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 87,334th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,323,084 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Takura live; 57 percent live in East Asia and 57 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 131,660th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 3,017 people.
The last name Takura is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 3,140 people, or 1 in 40,715. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 51 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Takura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Takura in the Marathi language | ||
| ठाकुर | thakura | - |
| Takura in the Hindi language | ||
| टकुरा | takura | 50 |
| टकूरा | takura | 25 |
| टाकुरा | takura | 12.5 |
| ठकुरा | thakura | 12.5 |
| Takura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାକୁରା | takura | 50 |
| ଠାକୁର | thakura | 25 |
| ଟାକୁର | takura | 25 |
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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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- 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 Takura
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