Tarboton Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tarboton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarboton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2391:226,68523,566
England251:2,228,72284,230
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Tarboton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarboton is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarboton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 881,213th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Tarboton reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Tarboton is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 226,685. In South Africa Tarboton is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa Tarboton is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Tarboton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tarboton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tarboton last name expanded 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarboton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tarboton surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

Tarboton earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.51% more than the national average, earning R 274,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarbotton94348/
Tarbaton881/
Tarbuton880/
Tarbeton880/
Tarbutton82715/
Tarbottom8211/
Tarbottan820/
Tarboutane781/
Tarbatan7511/
Tarbotham711/
Torbutton710/
Tarwastan591/

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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 Tarboton
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