Thakano Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thakano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thakano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Thakano (42) may also be a first name.

Thakano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thakano is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thakano? popularity and diffusion

Thakano is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thakano reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname Thakano is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most common in: Northern Cape, where 83 percent live and North West, where 17 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakhano9353/
Takano92172,349/
Takanoo8653/
Thakana8615/
Thokano866/
Tackano865/
Taskano864/
Takanot861/
Takamno861/
Takauno861/
Takanop861/
Thakanha80503/
Thaikana8079/
Thakamho808/
Tahakana803/
Takangou801/
Takkanou801/
Thakeana801/
Takeno7712,970/
Takana774,693/
Tokano771,969/
Tacano7769/
Tekano7764/
Takono772/
Takaná771/
Thaikhana7569/
Thakhamho7519/
Thakkanna754/
Taucano71152/
Takenoi71135/
Tokanou7161/
Toskano7143/
Teekano7139/
Tokanos7136/
Tascano7136/
Takongo7127/
Thokana7121/
Takaina7110/
Takanga719/
Takkana716/
Taekana716/
Takanha715/
Takeana714/
Tahkana714/
Taukana712/
Takaana712/
Theakanath712/
Takenoy711/
Teakono711/
Takauna711/
Takatna711/
Tacanos711/
Tekkano711/
Thekeno711/
Tokanop711/
Tazcano711/
Tokannou67752/
Taşkanat67200/
Takahana67182/
Toukanou67139/
Takoinot67125/
Takkanna6739/
Teikanoa6720/
Takainga6715/
Takongou672/
Tockanou672/
Taaikana671/
Takounou671/
Taikaina671/
Tokanhou671/
Thokaina671/
Taquaino671/
Taikanat671/
Tazqanou671/
Thokanad671/

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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 Thakano
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