Tara Surname

4,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Tara Surname User-submission:

The surname Tara is derived from the Hill of Tara in Ireland, where the seat of the High King from Ireland was. Tara is a female Buddha in Buddhism and a Goddess in Hinduism. In Sanskrit tara means 'star' and it symbolises the light of the soul.

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Tara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India106,1521:7,226630
Bangladesh8,3811:19,0141,369
Indonesia3,6801:35,9374,184
Iran1,9931:38,5264,527
Pakistan1,3551:131,8413,765
Japan1,2611:101,3836,098
Philippines1,0381:97,53216,994
United States1,0001:362,45932,305
Chad9631:14,1141,774
Afghanistan9491:33,8811,373
Papua New Guinea8891:9,172737
Solomon Islands5071:1,14445
Romania3541:56,7176,952
Yemen3431:77,0425,204
Nepal3411:83,5221,930
Tanzania3331:158,98414,244
Nigeria3291:538,42826,395
Cambodia3201:48,3971,805
Kosovo3161:5,8921,005
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Turkey2701:288,22719,094
Vanuatu2361:1,116281
Poland1821:208,83927,573
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Russia1731:833,08167,653
England1371:406,70127,895
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Colombia1161:411,8456,472
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Ukraine1111:410,11449,291
Micronesia1061:1,002223
Benin1051:98,43411,231
Niger1051:182,7816,371
Malaysia1041:283,59815,672
Canada991:372,17833,288
Albania951:30,6744,763
Australia891:303,32226,493
Hungary891:110,29510,533
Peru801:397,30212,780
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Belarus671:141,80719,862
Italy641:955,57368,465
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Jordan571:155,1308,553
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Burkina Faso551:333,6755,644
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
Spain531:882,11434,832
Chile511:345,4219,676
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
France341:1,953,609166,012
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Cook Islands101:1,818480
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
China91:151,924,6187,954
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland81:687,08836,047
Palestine81:568,60613,348
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Guyana41:190,5559,777
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tara (1,200,203) may also be a first name.

Tara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tara is derived from the Hill of Tara in Ireland, where the seat of the High King from Ireland was. Tara is a female Buddha in Buddhism and a Goddess in Hinduism. In Sanskrit tara means 'star' and it symbolises the light of the soul. In Serbia the name is often associated with the mountain of Tara. In Persian it also means 'star' and in some other languages it means 'Goddess of the sea'.

- taradjordjevic

Tara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tara (Arabic: طرا, Bengali: তারা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: तारा, Marathi: तारा, Oriya: ତାରା, Russian: Тара, Tibetan: ཏ་ར་) is most common in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,170th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,091 people. Tara is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Tara reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 682nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 1,200,203 people.

The surname Tara is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 106,152 people, or 1 in 7,226. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 72 percent are found, Bihar, where 12 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Outside of India it is found in 132 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Tara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tara has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 12,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tara surname is chiefly Buddhist (40%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (69%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tara surname are 26.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tara earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,453 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.14% less than the national average, earning R 168,384 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.86% less than the national average, earning $18,648,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $41,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taira8968,285/
Tarai8933,493/
Thara8928,666/
Taras8910,266/
Taura898,814/
Tarra897,424/
Targa896,637/
Taray893,431/
Taraj892,769/
Tarah892,025/
Tarau891,985/
Tarat891,491/
Tarza891,464/
Taraz891,296/
Tarad891,250/
Tatra89740/
Tahra89725/
Taroa89379/
Tajra89318/
Tasra89317/
Taera89304/
Tarap89301/
Tarea89274/
Taraç89248/
Tayra89219/
Tarța89194/
Taraš89181/
Taara89156/
Taraa89128/
Taraś8995/
Taraș8986/
Tarha8954/
Teara8949/
Tarač8935/
Ttara8925/
Htara894/
Taíra893/
Taïra891/
Tahara8052,225/
Tarash8024,728/
Tharaj8012,423/
Tahura807,658/
Taraja807,078/
Taradh802,033/
Tarras801,838/
Taraya801,716/
Tairai801,623/
Tarach801,045/
Tarrad80948/
Taraud80865/
Tarray80839/
Tharra80826/
Taurai80720/
Tairay80631/
Tairas80610/
Targay80537/
Taerea80474/
Tarzaa80460/
Tarraz80397/
Tauraa80380/
Tauras80362/
Tarrau80345/
Tatrai80312/
Thaara80295/
Tharai80273/
Tahraj80254/
Tarahu80241/
Tajrah80214/
Taaroa80211/
Tauroa80204/
Tarrat80200/
Taraiy80179/
Tharau80154/
Tarait80141/
Thaira80134/
Theara80120/
Tauraj80108/
Taraia80101/
Taurah8092/
Tayras8091/
Tautra8089/
Taurat8079/
Taraai8079/
Taraha8072/
Tarrah8065/
Tairat8063/
Tharay8056/
Targai8052/
Tairea8049/
Tatrap8047/
Tairah8036/
Tarauş8036/
Tarhaj8035/
Tairaj8034/
Taurau8032/
Tarzha8032/
Tarass8031/
Tharah8030/
Tasrap8030/
Taarea8027/
Tairoa8022/
Taaira8022/
Taraaz8020/
Teatra8019/
Ttaraj8018/
Tatray8017/
Thaera8015/
Tearea8015/
Taraut8014/
Taarat8014/
Tarais8013/
Tarraj8013/
Taraph8012/
Tarhay8012/
Tarasz8011/
Tareas8010/
Thahra8010/
Tharaa8010/
Taro'a809/
Tatras808/
Thaura808/
Tahrah808/
Taraiz808/
Tajray808/
Taerau807/
Tarzai806/
Taaraa805/
Tahyra805/
Tayray805/
Taraas805/
Tarrap805/
Taihra805/
Taraah805/
Tarooa804/
Tarhad804/
Tasrat804/
Tairaa804/
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Taraip804/
Tajrap804/
Tajrai804/
Taarai803/
Thayra803/
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Tarraa803/
Taraih803/
Tarhat803/
Tairap802/
Taurea802/
Taraus802/
Tareap802/
Ttarai802/
Tayrah802/
Taerra802/
Tarast802/
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Taread802/
Tarioa802/
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Tahrai802/
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Tearai802/
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Tearap801/
Tearoa801/
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Tairza801/
Tajraj801/
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Taraić801/
Tarats801/
Taratt801/
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Taurha801/
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Tarrea801/
Tarrga801/
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Targaa801/
Tarrza801/
Tharea801/
Tahrra801/
Tairau801/
Tairaz801/
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Tarazt801/
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Targau801/
Tarhah801/
Tatraï801/
Tasray801/
Taraad801/
Taracz801/
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Tahras801/
Tharha801/
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Taarah801/
Tharga801/
Tahraz801/
Tasrai801/
Taryoa801/
Tarzea801/
Tarajh801/
Taraaa801/
Tareea801/
Tearra800/
Tairra800/
Tayrea800/
Taitra800/
Tari7552,014/
Tare7535,944/
Tora7516,998/
Taro7516,684/
Tera7512,944/
Tary75948/
Taró7564/
Tarí7519/
Tarj7515/
Taré755/
Tarô753/
Tarò753/
Tarı752/
Tarý751/
Tõra751/
Tarrats73768/
Tarrach73645/
Thareau73608/
Teauroa73258/
Tarraya73254/
Tarrass73249/
Tatreau73241/
Tarreau73222/
Tarahah73145/
Tairraz73138/
Thahara73127/
Tarratt73124/
Tarraud73101/
Tarraja7386/
Thahura7378/
Tarradt7357/
Tarhach7345/
Taharah7339/
Tairaya7338/
Tarzhaa7331/
Tharaux7329/
Tairaph7327/
Tarault7325/
Tairaiy7324/
Tarrash7319/
Tarauds7319/
Tharach7312/
Tairach739/
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Thatraj737/
Tauraja737/
Thatrap737/
Tarahau736/
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Tahaira735/
Taurooa735/
Thairad735/
Tarauts734/
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Tauraiz733/
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Tarraus730/
Tarraut730/
Tahri6747,463/
Thera6738,557/
Terra6734,655/
Torah6723,386/
Terai6720,351/
Tarei6710,226/
Tauro679,580/
Tairi679,131/
Tajri677,210/
Tairo676,868/
Tatro676,359/
Tarui676,145/
Torra675,066/
Tarry674,147/
Taris673,623/
Taroy672,847/
Torai672,697/
Tarzi672,637/
Thari672,530/
Tariy672,501/
Teare672,366/
Tario672,361/
Tarre671,866/
Tarou671,823/
Tharo671,780/
Tarro671,647/
Tareh671,531/
Htari671,498/
Teray671,267/
Thora671,140/
Taryo671,129/
Taire671,128/
Toura671,087/
Teira67987/
Tharreau67944/
Torad67944/
Tarip67932/
Tarhi67930/
Terah67893/
Torat67788/
Tauri67751/
Tatri67655/
Tarid67649/
Thary67593/
Taero67562/
Tasri67544/
Toora67519/
Tarih67500/
Toras67492/
Tarey67490/
Taure67482/
Taret67465/
Targe67445/
Tarri67416/
Toray67408/
Tharratt67390/
Teraa67351/
Tehra67343/
Tarhy67341/
Tarot67337/
Tarit67322/
Teera67318/
Tarhe67315/
Tarró67303/
Teura67284/
Tatry67275/
Targi67263/
Taari67261/
Tuira67261/
Torau67241/
Taros67233/
Taroh67218/
Taree67216/
Tares67205/
Tarer67202/
Tayri67190/
Tuora67189/
Tajry67188/
Thare67183/
Tarzo67174/
Taroo67166/
Taare67159/
Tarez67157/
Tatre67156/
Tarie67152/
Tared67150/
Tatreaux67140/
Toraj67134/
Tayro67131/
Tariz67118/
Taroi67113/
Targo67111/
Tohra6799/
Tarzy6797/
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Tárai6788/
Teyra6787/
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Toraa6780/
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Tara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tara in the Hindi language
ताराtara99.8
तराtara0.04
तारांtaram0.04
तारेाtarea0.01
तरtara0
सत्यsatya0
तारtara0
ताशtasa0
मीराmira0
तारोtaro0
माराmara0
तरााtaraa0
़ताराtara0
तारेtare0
तारीtari0
टराtara0
त़ाराtaara0
तर्ाtara0
्ताराtara0
टाराtara0
तारााtaraa0
ताराज़्taraz0
ताड़tara0
Tara in the Marathi language
ताराtara99.54
टाराtara0.13
तारtara0.06
ताऱाtara0.05
तराtara0.05
तरtara0.05
टरtara0
तारा़tara0
Tara in the Bengali language
তারাtara98.05
তরাtara0.49
তাড়াtara0.24
তেরাtera0.24
তাঁরাtamra0.24
তরtara0.24
Tara in the Tibetan language
ཏ་ར་tara96.99
ཏཱ་ར་tara1.61
ད་ར་dara0.4
ཏཱ་རཱ་tara0.2
ཏ་རtara0.2
ཏ་རཱ་tara0.2
རྟ་ར་tara0.2
ཏ་ར་ཛtaradza0.2
Tara in the Oriya language
ତାରାtara76.01
ତରାtara22.13
ତାରtara0.09
ତରtara0.07
ଟରାtara0.04
କୁାରkuara0.01
ତେରtera0.01
ଟାରାtara0.01
ରାେଜraeja0.01
ତାେରାtaera0.01
ଝରାjhara0.01
ରଥratha0.01
ତରିtari0.01
Tara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﺭﺍtara26.67
ﺗﺎﺭtar26.67
ﺗﺎﺭﻩtarh20
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻩaltarh6.67
ﺗﺎﺭﺓtart6.67
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭaltar6.67
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮﺓaltahrt6.67
Tara in the Russian language
Тараtara-
Tara in the Arabic language
طراtra-
طاراtara-
عطراtra-
طاريtary-
تراءtra-
تاراtara-

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