Thako Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thako Surname Definition:

Thako is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hip.

Thako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7621:71,0998,863
India2631:2,916,59888,304
Pakistan1371:1,303,97015,071
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Botswana551:39,7627,636
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Thako (2,111) may also be a first name.

Thako Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thako is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hip.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Thako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thako (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: ठको, Marathi: ठको, Oriya: ଠାେକା, Tibetan: ཁྲ་ཁུ།) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thako? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,904th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,205,390 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Thako are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thako is also the 163,650th most common first name at a global level, borne by 2,111 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 71,099. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Thako Last Name Statistics demography

Thako earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.78% less than the national average, earning R 97,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thakho91309/
Tahako9116/
Thakko9115/
Thakot919/
Thakod918/
Thakos913/
Thakoi912/
Thakoo912/
Thaeko912/
Thauko911/
Tako8911,182/
Thakhot83645/
Theakou8341/
Thakkod8322/
Thakkho8315/
Tahakou833/
Thaikod831/
Thakhod831/
Tahakho831/
Theko807,096/
Takou806,890/
Taiko803,234/
Takoy801,287/
Takoh801,055/
Thaka80727/
Thoko80717/
Tayko80659/
Takoi80656/
Takko80633/
Takoa80300/
Taeko80244/
Tacko80179/
Tahko80138/
Takuo80110/
Tauko8096/
Tagko8065/
Takoo8050/
Taako8044/
Takho8029/
Tajko805/
Teako803/
Takgo803/
Thaco801/
Takco801/
Thaikheo774/
Thakcohe771/
Taskos73183/
Thakka73159/
Taňkoš73123/
Thauka73105/
Takkou7386/
Tahaka7362/
Thooko7361/
Tagkos7355/
Takkos7352/
Taukoi7336/
Tagkou7336/
Ta'ako7326/
Thaika7324/
Tackou7324/
Thatka7323/
Taakou7322/
Thokot7320/
Taykoz7317/
Thakah7316/
Thokho7315/
Takouh7315/
Theeko7315/
Tackos7313/
Thaeka7312/
Thakha7310/
Thokoi7310/
Taekoi739/
Tautko739/
Thekho738/
Thahka737/
Thacco736/
Theaka735/
Taukop734/
Takosz734/
Taukoy733/
Takoss733/
Takooh733/
Thakeu733/
Theuko732/
Taikou732/
Taşkoy732/
Takhou732/
Tohkoh732/
Takott731/
Taykod731/
Thacou731/
Taikoo731/
Taszko731/
Takkot731/
Tackop731/
Taskoy731/
Thekou731/
Tackoh731/
Tagkoh731/
Tahkou731/
Takoth731/
Takhoa731/
Takhos731/
Takkoy731/
Taikoa731/
Teakou731/
Taukou731/
Tatkoi731/
Tho'ko731/
Thoiko731/
Takouz731/
Taykoç731/
Thakaa731/
Thheko731/
Tatkop731/
Thokoh731/
Thaaka731/
Taakod731/
Taakop731/
Takhod731/
Tehkoh731/
Taïkou731/
Taka6778,160/
Toko6737,171/
Teko6719,011/
Taco6716,257/
Takó67720/
Tahkout67367/
Taqo6765/
Tahakha6764/
Takkouz6712/
Theacos677/
Toichko676/
Theekoy676/
Thotkot674/
Thoikou674/
Taakout674/
Theekoh674/
Tautkos672/
Thakkat672/
Têko672/
Thaikat671/
Thakath671/
Tackott671/
Tahaska671/
Tôko671/
Tèko671/
Thaikha671/
Thakaah671/
Tahakka671/
Takooha671/
Takhoih671/
Tatkoch671/
Thoikos671/
Takoust671/
Thogkoy671/
Thokhot671/
Thakaha671/
Thadkat671/
Takhoot671/
Tauszko671/

Thako Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thako in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻛﻮtakw-
Thako in the Tibetan language
ཁྲ་ཁུ།trakhu-
Thako in the Hindi language
ठकोthako-
Thako in the Oriya language
ଠାେକାthaeka-
Thako in the Marathi language
ठकोthako64.29
ठाकोthako35.71

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