Tacuba

Tacuba Meaning & Origin

About Tacuba
The surname Tacuba is of Nahuatl origin and is derived from the ancient Aztec language. It is believed to have originated from the place name Tacuba, which was a prominent city in the Valley of Mexico during the Aztec Empire. The name Tacuba can be translated to mean "place of the reeds" or "place of the bulrushes." As a surname, Tacuba is often associated with individuals who have ancestral ties to the ancient Aztec civilization or the region where the city of Tacuba once existed.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tacuba is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tacuba: 173
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 103,655
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tacuba based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tacuba is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKP
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T02010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AH0 CH UW1 B AH0
🌐 IPA
/tacuba*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T210

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tacuba in Braille

Here's how to represent Tacuba in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tacuba in braille

How to sign the name Tacuba using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tacuba using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tacuba in sign language

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