Tarka Surname

65,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Tarka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,1661:7,357951
Indonesia9191:143,90614,207
Nigeria4761:372,14919,844
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Liberia1931:22,8422,254
India1411:5,440,180132,298
England601:928,63447,428
Canada541:682,32655,162
Albania411:71,0758,058
France311:2,142,668174,004
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Benin151:689,04039,432
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tarka (3,198) may also be a first name.

Tarka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarka (Hindi: तारका, Marathi: तारका, Oriya: ତକର୍, Russian: Тарка, Tibetan: ཏར་ཀ་) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tarka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,685th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 959,393 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Tarka live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 126,993rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 3,198 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 5,166 people, or 1 in 7,357. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Tarka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tarka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarka last name expanded 31,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tarka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tarka surname are 7.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tarka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.94% more than the national average, earning $53,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $60,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarkaa911,921/
Tarkka91340/
Tarkay91102/
Tarkai9192/
Tarkoa9158/
Tarkah9130/
Tarkha9116/
Tarkaj9111/
Tarkap918/
Tharka914/
Taarka911/
Tarkaš911/
Tairka911/
Tearka910/
Tarkaha83351/
Tarkhad8338/
Tarkaya8321/
Taharka8310/
Ttarkaa834/
Tharkad832/
Tarkauy832/
Tarkhoa831/
Tharkai831/
Tharkay831/
Tarkaia831/
Tarkhah831/
Taarkas831/
Tahrzka831/
Tarko803,506/
Tarki802,625/
Tarca802,427/
Tarke801,606/
Torka801,226/
Terka801,090/
Tarkó80570/
Tarky8050/
Tharkaha771/
Tarkaowa771/
Tarkhatt771/
Terkaa732,948/
Tarcea731,314/
Torkaa73730/
Tourka73414/
Tarcau73271/
Tarkey73176/
Torkay73144/
Tarcay73138/
Tarkki73110/
Torkai7383/
Tharki7356/
Tarkii7353/
Terkay7349/
Terkaj7341/
Tarkij7337/
Tarkoš7336/
Tarkhi7335/
Tarkuo7333/
Torkah7332/
Tarcai7330/
Tarkeh7330/
Torkha7329/
Tarkou7324/
Tarkio7322/
Tarkod7322/
Tarkid7317/
Tarkhe7313/
Tarqua7313/
Tarkői7312/
Tarkoj7310/
Tharky7310/
Taurke739/
Tarkie739/
Tarkee738/
Tarkei737/
Torkaz735/
Torkea733/
Tarcaj733/
Tarcat732/
Tarkoy732/
Tharke732/
Torkka732/
Thorka732/
Tarkko732/
Terkah732/
Tarqas732/
Tarkoh732/
Tairki731/
Tuorka731/
Ttarke731/
Taarki731/
Tarcky731/
Tarkej731/
Taurki731/
Tarqah731/
Tarkoo731/
Tarkyo731/
Taarke731/
Tarkiy731/
Tarkoz731/
Taurko731/
Torkca731/
Terkha731/
Terkka731/
Tarkke730/
Tarkayová7140/
Tarkaiová717/
Tarkajová716/
Tharhkaay716/
Tarkaľová712/
Thearkhat711/
Tarkhasht711/
Tarcaya671,145/
Tarkett6784/
Tarkkio6761/
Tourkas6728/
Terkaha6721/
Tarquah6715/
Torkaas678/
Thorkad677/
Torkaha677/
Torkatz677/
Torkhas677/
Tarchea676/
Taireca676/
Tterkaa674/
Tarqazz674/
Tarkeer673/
Tourkay672/
Tarkyth672/
Tourkai672/
Torkhah672/
Tarcker671/
Tarkees671/
Tarquea671/
Tarquai671/
Tourkha671/
Terkkaa671/
Ttorkaa671/
Torkaaa671/
Tarkhoo671/
Torkaya671/
Tharkis671/
Torkhad671/
Tourkaa671/
Tarkist671/
Tarkkis671/
Tarkosz671/
Tarckes671/
Tarquay671/
Tarquki671/
Tarkout671/
Tuorkat671/
Torkhai671/
Tarcket670/
Tharkey670/

Tarka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarka in the Tibetan language
ཏར་ཀ་tarka-
Tarka in the Marathi language
तारकाtaraka94.65
तरकाtaraka0.41
आरशाarasa0.41
Tarka in the Oriya language
ତକର୍takar84.21
ଟକର୍takar10.53
ତକtaka5.26
Tarka in the Hindi language
तारकाtaraka64.29
तरकाtaraka21.43
तर्काtarka14.29
Tarka in the Russian language
Таркаtarka-

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Tarka Reference & Research

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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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  • 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 Tarka
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