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
Takura (Hindi: टकुरा, Marathi: ठाकुर, Oriya: ଟାକୁରା) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Takura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 87,334th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,323,084 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Takura are found; 57 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Takura is also the 131,660th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 3,017 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 3,140 people, or 1 in 40,715. In Japan Takura is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 51 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Excluding Japan it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
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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