Taratu Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Taratu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taratu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Taratu (339) may also be a first name.

Taratu Last Name Facts

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

Taratu (Hindi: तरतु, Marathi: तरटू, Oriya: ତାରତୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taratu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Taratu reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Taratu is also the 474,488th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 339 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taratut9236/
Taratus9223/
Taratau929/
Taratuj922/
Tairatu922/
Tarratus863/
Taharatu861/
Toratu8362/
Tarotu8322/
Thoratu7713/
Toratau771/
Tharotu771/
Theratu771/
Tooratu771/
Therathu711/
Torotu67151/
Toretu671/
Torothu6230/
Torrotu628/
Thorotu625/
Teretui621/
Thorothu5730/
Thorrotu571/
Torrothu571/
Tooroutu571/
Thoorothu533/
Touroutou531/
Tooroothu531/
Toroituich501/

Taratu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taratu in the Hindi language
तरतुtaratu-
Taratu in the Oriya language
ତାରତୁtaratu-
Taratu in the Marathi language
तरटूtaratu50
तरटुtaratu50

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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 Taratu
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