Tarkash Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tarkash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3481:132,70110,895
India2001:3,835,327105,627
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Tarkash (65) may also be a first name.

Tarkash Last Name Facts

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

Tarkash (Hindi: तारकश, Marathi: तारकश) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarkash? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tarkash is the 568,972nd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Tarkash are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tarkash is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 132,701. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 97 percent live, Bomet County, where 1 percent live and Kericho County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent live and Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.

Tarkash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tarkash last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarkashe932/
Tarkas92514/
Tarkhasht881/
Tarkase862,369/
Torkash86244/
Tarkesh8625/
Taarkas861/
Tarkashova827/
Tayrehkash821/
Tarkache807/
Tarkhosh805/
Tarkasse801/
Tarkos7721/
Torkas7712/
Tarkaj7711/
Terkas773/
Tarqas772/
Tarkaš771/
Taurkhosh757/
Tarkatche751/
Tarkasova751/
Tourkas7128/
Torkase7111/
Torkaas718/
Torkhas717/
Torkashova714/
Terkesh711/
Tarkosz711/
Torkosh711/
Thorkaas676/
Torkhosh672/
Tarkouch671/
Torquash671/
Tarquhas670/

Tarkash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarkash in the Hindi language
तारकशtarakasa94.44
तरकशtarakasa5.56
Tarkash in the Marathi language
तारकशtarakasa94.27
तारकाशtarakasa1.53
तारकसtarakasa0.76
तारकासtarakasa0.76
तरकसtarakasa0.76
तिकशtikasa0.38

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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
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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 Tarkash
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