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

Takwana occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takwana? popularity and diffusion

Takwana is the 472,211th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,264,149 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Takwana reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 320,288th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 671 people.

Takwana is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 88,726. In Uganda Takwana is primarily found in: Mayuge District, where 33 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 15 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda Takwana occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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