Tarasheva Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tarasheva Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Bulgarian slang word tarasha (тараша in Cyrillic), which means 'to ransack someone' or 'to forage around.' The -v(a) ending is commonly used in Bulgaria for surnames.

Tarasheva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria811:86,1595,315
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Tarasheva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Bulgarian slang word tarasha (тараша in Cyrillic), which means 'to ransack someone' or 'to forage around.' The -v(a) ending is commonly used in Bulgaria for surnames.

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Tarasheva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarasheva (Russian: Тарашева) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarasheva? popularity and diffusion

Tarasheva is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Tarasheva live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 86,159. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Plovdiv Province, where 44 percent are found, Smolyan Province, where 28 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tarasheva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarasheva in the Russian language
Тарашеваtaraseva-

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