Takwana Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Takwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4401:88,7269,237
Zimbabwe2621:58,9258,936
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Takwana (671) may also be a first name.

Takwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Takwana is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Takwana.

How Common Is The Last Name Takwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Takwana is the 472,211th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,264,149 people. The last name Takwana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Takwana are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 320,288th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 671 people.

Takwana is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 88,726. In Uganda Takwana is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 33 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 15 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda Takwana occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakwana9322/
Takwaana932/
Tankwana931/
Takwuana931/
Takwatna931/
Taekwana931/
Tokwana86695/
Takwane86173/
Tekwana8680/
Takwani8663/
Tagwana8638/
Taqwana8626/
Takwena8622/
Takuana8622/
Takwano861/
Thagwana80767/
Thakwani80432/
Thokwana80216/
Taukwena8021/
Thekwana8017/
Takwaini8011/
Thakwane808/
Tagwagna801/
Takuanga801/
Takwonna801/
Tangwanna751/
Taungwana751/
Thancwana751/
Tokwane71285/
Tokwani7162/
Taqwani7133/
Tekwano7120/
Takuano7110/
Togwana716/
Tagwani716/
Tegwana713/
Tagbana712/
Taquana712/
Tagwena712/
Taguana711/
Takuona711/
Thokwane672,634/
Takuanyi6768/
Thogwana6720/
Thokwani6715/
Taiguana6714/
Thagwane6711/
Tokwanit677/
Takwenha672/
Thegwana672/
Takuangi671/
Takwonga671/
Tangwany671/
Tagwanno671/
Taqwaini671/
Taugwani671/

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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 Takwana
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