Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 65.5% of all known bearers of the surname Takala were residents of Finland (frequency 1:1,484), 9.5% of Cameroon (1:38,613), 5.7% of the United States (1:1,111,542), 5.6% of India (1:2,427,422), 5.0% of Fiji (1:3,160), 3.4% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1:384,797) and 1.3% of Sweden (1:129,563).
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Although Cameroon is not an ECOWAS member state, it geographically and historically is in West Africa with the Southern Cameroons which now form her Northwest and Southwest Regions having a strong West African history. The country is sometimes identified as West African and other times as Central African due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West and Central Africa.
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In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,484) in the following regions: [1]
- 1. South Ostrobothnia (1:259)
- 2. Kymenlaakso (1:830)
- 3. Satakunta (1:850)
- 4. Päijänne Tavastia (1:942)
- 5. Pirkanmaa (1:1,312)
- 6. Central Finland (1:1,432)
- 7. Central Ostrobothnia (1:1,454)
South Ostrobothnia is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta.
Kymenlaakso is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo) and South Karelia and Russia. Its name means literally The Valley of River Kymijoki. Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The city of Kotka with 55,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymijoki and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 88,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina.
Satakunta is a region of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi), Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is Pori. The name of the region literally means Hundred. The historical province of the same name was a larger area within Finland, covering modern Satakunta as well as much of Pirkanmaa.
