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

The last name Taratu (Hindi: तरतु, Marathi: तरटू, Oriya: ତାରତୁ) is most common in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Taratu.

How Common Is The Last Name Taratu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Taratu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Taratu are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 55 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Taratu is also the 474,488th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 339 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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