Target Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
San Marino

Target Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Target Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3571:186,05828,941
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Haiti581:184,2057,235
England461:1,211,26256,182
India281:27,395,192354,286
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Norway61:857,04855,549
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales211:74,6863,520
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Target (217) may also be a first name.

Target Last Name Facts

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

Target is most common in France. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Target? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 374,029th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Target are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 612,983rd most frequent first name globally It is held by 217 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 186,058. In France Target is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Grand Est, where 10 percent are found. Aside from France it occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Target Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Target has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Target surname increased 481 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Target Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Target are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Target earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.51% more than the national average, earning 430,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $46,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Targett922,558/
Targete9242/
Targeth921/
Targuet921/
Taret91465/
Targe91445/
Targette867/
Targetts860/
Targit83222/
Targes83162/
Torget83153/
Tairet83111/
Tharet8389/
Targee8388/
Tarret8382/
Tahret8354/
Targez8347/
Tarnge8345/
Tharge8334/
Targhe8333/
Targer8325/
Tauret8321/
Targie8319/
Tarete8317/
Tarets8315/
Tardge838/
Tarett835/
Tarjet834/
Targey831/
Targeh831/
Targea831/
Tareth831/
Tareat831/
Tareet831/
Targye831/
Torguet77289/
Tasriet7756/
Tarriet7754/
Targues7744/
Tariets7726/
Tarrete7717/
Tarrett7714/
Taareet7714/
Tardjet776/
Tarenge774/
Tareste774/
Tharret773/
Tarette773/
Tareatt772/
Targhee772/
Tarjett772/
Taringe772/
Tarsete772/
Thareet771/
Tareets771/
Tarshet771/
Thargey771/
Thairet771/
Targuez771/
Targite771/
Torgett770/
Taurest770/
Tharett770/
Tourget770/
Targa736,637/
Torge73978/
Tarce73628/
Toret73339/
Tarit73322/
Targi73263/
Tarse73203/
Tared73150/
Targy73102/
Tarze7362/
Targé7313/
Tarje733/
Taryt731/
Tharrett71241/
Tarshete7114/
Tharinge714/
Thaisret714/
Tharenge711/
Tharette711/
Thargeeh711/
Tarchete711/
Targhist711/
Taureste711/
Tahrguit711/
Targuist711/
Targhi672,824/
Touret672,357/
Targui671,701/
Tarcea671,314/
Torset67769/
Tarrit67725/
Targay67537/
Tareed67438/
Thoret67376/
Torete67233/
Tarsey67178/
Tariot67159/
Tarche67143/
Tarait67141/
Torger67129/
Tarite67127/
Torgie67103/
Tearse67102/
Tarseh6786/
Torret6780/
Torges6778/
Tharit6764/
Targai6752/
Torest6738/
Tarjee6734/
Tariit6730/
Taurit6728/
Tearce6728/
Torets6727/
Tarses6726/
Tardje6724/
Tajrgi6718/
Taarit6717/
Tarsee6717/
Tarzey6715/
Tourge6715/
Tarzer6715/
Toiret6714/
Tarngi6712/
Tarist6711/
Tarsea6710/
Torgit679/
Targhy677/
Tarshette677/
Tarith677/
Tarshe676/
Tarjit675/
Targha675/
Toreet674/
Torgee674/
Taargi674/
Tarser674/
Taryot674/
Tarcer673/
Targuy673/
Tarcey673/
Taured673/
Tarjeh673/
Tarsie673/
Toriet673/
Tasrit673/
Tauryt673/
Tarzie672/
Tearsheet672/
Tornge672/
Torett672/
Taread672/
Teyret672/
Tarzeh672/
Tairit671/
Thared671/
Targis671/
Taroit671/
Tarrga671/
Targaa671/
Torgye671/
Tharse671/
Tharjieth671/
Thasresth671/
Toretz671/
Tatrit671/
Tarzee671/
Tarzit671/
Taruit671/
Thorge671/
Targuiste671/
Tharga671/
Tasred671/
Tarzea671/
Tarsit671/
Tarcez671/
Taried671/
Targoi670/
Toyret670/
Torgey670/
Taritt670/
Tarchette670/

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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 Target
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