Tarkeh Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tarkeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarkeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tarkeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarkeh is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarkeh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tarkeh are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent reside, South Region, where 7 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Tarkeh exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Liberia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarke911,606/
Tarkey83176/
Torkeh8342/
Tarkhi8335/
Tarkha8316/
Tarkhe8313/
Tarkie839/
Taurke839/
Tarkee838/
Tarkei837/
Tharke832/
Ttarke831/
Terkeh831/
Tarkej831/
Taarke831/
Tarkke830/
Tarkett7784/
Tarcheh7733/
Torkieh7711/
Tarqueh7710/
Tarkeer773/
Tarkyth772/
Tarkhoa771/
Tarkees771/
Tarcker771/
Tarckes771/
Terkieh771/
Tharkey770/
Tarcket770/
Tarka737,596/
Tarki732,625/
Torke73932/
Tarce73628/
Terke7370/
Tarky7350/
Törke7324/
Tharkaha711/
Tarckett710/
Tarchi672,225/
Tarkaa671,921/
Torkey671,887/
Tarcea671,314/
Terkhi671,191/
Tarque67417/
Tarkka67340/
Torkhi67186/
Tarche67143/
Tarkki67110/
Torkie67106/
Tarkay67102/
Terkey6795/
Tarkai6792/
Törker6761/
Tarkoa6758/
Tharki6756/
Tarkii6753/
Tarkij6737/
Thorke6733/
Torkha6729/
Tearce6728/
Tourke6722/
Tarkio6722/
Tarkid6717/
Tarkői6712/
Tarkaj6711/
Terkeľ6710/
Tharky6710/
Tarkoj6710/
Terkie677/
Torkee675/
Torkes675/
Torkea673/
Tarcey673/
Tairqe672/
Tarkoy672/
Tarkyo671/
Tairki671/
Torkei671/
Tehrke671/
Taarki671/
Tarcky671/
Taurki671/
Taarka671/
Terkee671/
Toorke671/
Tairka671/
Tarkiy671/
Torkhe671/
Torket671/
Törkey671/
Törkei671/
Tercke670/
Tearka670/

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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 Tarkeh
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