Tarker Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Tarker (78) may also be a first name.

Tarker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarker (Marathi: तारकर, Russian: Таркер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tarker.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,009,375th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Tarker occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Tarker live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tarker is also the 1,091,646th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 78 people.

The surname Tarker is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 9 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Tarker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tarker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarker last name grew 954 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tarker last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tarker surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

Tarker earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.06% less than the national average, earning $29,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarkere925/
Tarkeer923/
Tarkier921/
Tarcker921/
Tharker921/
Tearkert860/
Torker83119/
Tarkir8363/
Törker8361/
Terker8340/
Tarcer833/
Tarcher7757/
Toerker777/
Toråker774/
Tarkyor774/
Tarkhir771/
Tharkir771/
Therker771/
Torkere771/
Tarkire771/
Torcker770/
Thorker770/
Tahrqeer711/
Torkheer711/
Tearcher710/
Terkir6769/
Torkir677/
Torcer672/
Thearcher671/
Tarqir671/
Tarchir6272/
Torcher627/
Torquer625/
Taurqir621/
Torkyor621/
Tarhcir621/
Tourcher5797/

Tarker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarker in the Marathi language
तारकरtarakara-
Tarker in the Russian language
Таркерtarker-

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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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  • 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 Tarker
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