Takwo Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Takwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Takwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2441:85,11910,334
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Takwo (12) may also be a first name.

Takwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Takwo has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Takwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 978,274th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Takwo live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 85,119. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 98 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 1 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taikwo912/
Taekwo911/
Takwoi911/
Takwa802,175/
Tekwo80151/
Takuo80110/
Tagwo807/
Tokwo804/
Tackwood7746/
Tekkwo73176/
Taukwa7348/
Thakwa7332/
Tagwoi7330/
Taghwo7328/
Teakwa7328/
Taikwa7326/
Takwap7325/
Takwah7322/
Tankuo7319/
Taskwa731/
Tagwou731/
Takgwa731/
Toukwo731/
Tatkwa731/
Tangkuo6741/
Tainkwa6723/
Tankwah674/
Tangwoh673/
Tangwou672/
Thankwa671/
Tagwood671/
Teckwoo671/
Takouho671/
Tekkwoo671/
Thonkwo671/
Teankwa671/

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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 Takwo
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