Tarakhel Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Tarakhel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarakhel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1501:214,3553,921
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Tarakhel (12) may also be a first name.

Tarakhel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarakhel occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarakhel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,398,030th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Tarakhel live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, borne by 12 people.

Tarakhel is most common in Afghanistan, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 214,355. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 66 percent are found, Laghman, where 13 percent are found and Baghlan, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Afghanistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taraukhel941/
Tarakhil8835/
Torakhel885/
Tarakhail829/
Tarakhile825/
Taragel80118/
Tarokhil7523/
Terakhil752/
Torakhil752/
Torakhail712/
Taraygil636/
Torakile634/
Torokhil631/
Thorakile591/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarakhel
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