Takwa Surname

193,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Takwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9971:20,8322,830
Indonesia7561:174,93316,938
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Tunisia491:12,4622,053
Uganda421:929,50741,540
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Takwa (4,773) may also be a first name.

Takwa Last Name Facts

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

Takwa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 193,388th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,350,596 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Takwa reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 99,007th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 4,773 people.

The surname Takwa is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 997 people, or 1 in 20,832. In Cameroon Takwa is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 60 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 20 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.

Takwa Last Name Statistics demography

Takwa earn less than half the average income. In Canada they earn 61.51% less than the national average, earning $19,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taukwa9148/
Thakwa9132/
Takwai9128/
Teakwa9128/
Taikwa9126/
Takwap9125/
Takwah9122/
Taskwa911/
Tatkwa911/
Takgwa911/
Tainkwa8323/
Tankwah834/
Thankwa831/
Thakwai831/
Takkwai831/
Teankwa831/
Taqwa802,716/
Tekwa801,518/
Takwi801,128/
Takwe80431/
Takua80346/
Tagwa80303/
Takwo80264/
Tokwa80137/
Takwy801/
Thackway77182/
Tahankwa773/
Tagwai731,616/
Tagway73193/
Teikwa73137/
Takgwe73113/
Thokwa73109/
Thakua7373/
Tankwe7355/
Takwih7332/
Taskwi7325/
Tonkwa7324/
Thekwa7319/
Taqwah7316/
Toukwa7315/
Taugwa7312/
Takuah7310/
Tekway739/
Takuha736/
Taigwa736/
Toikwa736/
Takwey735/
Tekwai734/
Takuae734/
Teekwa733/
Tokwap732/
Taikwo732/
Taikwy732/
Takwie731/
Tekwaa731/
Tokwah731/
Takwue731/
Taakua731/
Tagwas731/
Takuea731/
Takuad731/
Taquwa731/
Thakwe731/
Thagwa731/
Taekwo731/
Tokhwa731/
Tankua731/
Taqwaa731/
Tokwau731/
Tokwaa731/
Takwoi731/
Takwee731/
Tangwah6756/
Taungwa6738/
Tangkua6737/
Thakgwe6724/
Thaikua6719/
Thookwa676/
Tanghwa674/
Tongkwa673/
Thakwer673/
Taangwa672/
Tang'wa671/
Teckwah671/
Tangkwe671/
Tounkwa671/
Tehkwai671/
Tagwaha671/
Taigwai671/
Taggwai671/

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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 Takwa
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