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 surname Targent occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Targent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Targent is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Targent is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Targent are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Targent is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 33 percent live, Massachusetts, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States Targent is found 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 bearing the Targent last name fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Targent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Targent surname is principally 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis