Taraken Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Taraken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taraken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Taraken (11) may also be a first name.

Taraken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taraken (Hindi: तारकेन, Marathi: तरकेन) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taraken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Taraken are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Taraken is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 54 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 24 percent are found and National Capital District, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Taraken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taraken in the Hindi language
तारकेनtarakena-
Taraken in the Marathi language
तरकेनtarakena-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taraken
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