Tarakwa Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Tarakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 462 | 1:114,592 | 11,011 |
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tarakwa (142) may also be a first name.
Tarakwa Demographics
Tarakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tarakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tarakwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarakwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 533,524th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tarakwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 142 people.
The last name Tarakwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 114,592. In Tanzania Tarakwa is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 90 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent live and Manyara Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Tarakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Tarakwa
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