Thakeng Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thakeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thakeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thakeng (17) may also be a first name.

Thakeng Last Name Facts

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

Thakeng is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thakeng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 908,336th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. Thakeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thakeng reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thakeng is also the 2,694,839th most common first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 189,433. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 40 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Limpopo, where 15 percent are found. Besides South Africa Thakeng exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and Kuwait, where 0 percent are found.

Thakeng Last Name Statistics demography

Thakeng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.01% less than the national average, earning R 104,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakaeng932,218/
Thaikeng93104/
Thakoeng931/
Takeng92169/
Thakaenng881/
Takaeng86229/
Tohkeng86101/
Thaking8615/
Takieng867/
Taukeng866/
Tatkeng861/
Thokeng861/
Takoeng861/
Takng831/
Thaiking80185/
Thekoeng80159/
Thokoeng8041/
Theekeng8032/
Thacheng8012/
Takengue8011/
Thatking8010/
Taekaeng801/
Takkeung801/
Tekeng77493/
Tokeng77218/
Taking77209/
Takemg771/
Takengowa7521/
Thaskeenk753/
Theking71366/
Teukeng71245/
Takking71113/
Tacheng71103/
Teikeng7166/
Takiong7115/
Toukeng7112/
Tahking7110/
Teekeng716/
Tacking715/
Taukemg711/
Toikeng711/
Tokeung711/
Tekueng711/
Tokkeng711/
Thotking6770/
Toucheng672/
Taicheng672/
Thoeking671/
Thequing671/
Taekking671/
Tuokueng671/

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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 Thakeng
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis