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

The surname Tarkash (Hindi: तारकश, Marathi: तारकश) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarkash? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 132,701. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 97 percent reside, Bomet County, where 1 percent reside and Kericho County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 1 percent reside.

Tarkash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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
  • 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 Tarkash
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