Targent Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Targent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Targent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Targent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Targent occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Targent click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Targent? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Targent reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Targent is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 33 percent live, Massachusetts, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Targent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Targent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Targent last name contracted 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Targent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thargent930/
Targen9293/
Torgent8622/
Tergent861/
Tareant860/
Targn831/
Thairgen803/
Tarhente802/
Tarkghen802/
Tharguen801/
Tarreint800/
Torgenth800/
Tarrient800/
Targyn77222/
Targün7783/
Tarsen7764/
Tarzen7756/
Targin7742/
Targem7734/
Torgen7734/
Tarjen7715/
Tarcen7712/
Tarxen771/
Tarßen771/
Targenova752/
Tarreants751/
Tearnngen751/
Tarchen7110/
Tarseen719/
Tarjeen714/
Tearjen714/
Tarkgne712/
Torngen711/
Tarseng711/
Teargin711/
Tharzen711/
Tharsen711/
Tearsen711/
Toriente67226/
Thorngen672/
Tarzn672/
Tarhseen671/
Tarsn671/
Tourghen671/
Tharzeen671/
Taircint670/
Tarsheen670/

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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 Targent
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