Taratum Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Taratum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taratum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Taratum (21) may also be a first name.

Taratum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taratum (Hindi: तरतूम, Marathi: तरतुम, Oriya: ତାରତୁମ) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taratum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Taratum is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Taratum live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

The surname Taratum is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 5,886,529. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Nonthaburi Province, where 83 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 8 percent are found and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Taratum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taratum in the Oriya language
ତାରତୁମtaratuma-
Taratum in the Marathi language
तरतुमtaratuma66.67
तरतूमtaratuma22.22
तारतुमtaratuma11.11
Taratum in the Hindi language
तरतूमtaratuma50
तरतुमtaratuma50

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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
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  • 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 Taratum
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