Takwap Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Takwap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
Takwap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Takwap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Takwap is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Takwap? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Takwap are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Takwap is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 95 percent live and Kano, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Takwap exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takwa | 91 | 2,175 | / |
| Taukwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Thakwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Teakwa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Takwai | 83 | 28 | / |
| Taikwa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Takwah | 83 | 22 | / |
| Tokwap | 83 | 2 | / |
| Taskwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tatkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Takgwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tainkwa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tankwah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Teankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Takkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thakwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taqwa | 73 | 2,716 | / |
| Takua | 73 | 346 | / |
| Tagwa | 73 | 303 | / |
| Takwo | 73 | 264 | / |
| Tokwa | 73 | 137 | / |
| Thackway | 71 | 182 | / |
| Tahankwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tongkwap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tagwai | 67 | 1,616 | / |
| Tagway | 67 | 193 | / |
| Teikwa | 67 | 137 | / |
| Thokwa | 67 | 109 | / |
| Thakua | 67 | 73 | / |
| Takuab | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tonkwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Taqwah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Toukwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Taugwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Takuah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toikwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Taigwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Takuha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Takwey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Takuae | 67 | 4 | / |
| Taikwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taakua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takuad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tagwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tokwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taqwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taquwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Takwap
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