Tarku Surname
Approximately 2,078 people bear this surname
Tarku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Turkey | 95 | 1:819,173 | 39,788 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tarku (95) may also be a first name.
Tarku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tarku (Hindi: टरकू, Marathi: टकुर्, Oriya: ତକୁର୍, Russian: Тарку) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 200,754th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,507,000 people. The surname Tarku is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tarku reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tarku is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 95 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkuš | 91 | 63 | / |
| Tarkuç | 91 | 31 | / |
| Tarkou | 91 | 24 | / |
| Tharku | 91 | 7 | / |
| Tarkuu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tarquku | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tarkuth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarkout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tharkud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Torku | 80 | 1,731 | / |
| Tarkó | 80 | 570 | / |
| Terku | 80 | 24 | / |
| Tarcu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tarkusch | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tarkouch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tharkuth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tarcau | 73 | 271 | / |
| Torkut | 73 | 131 | / |
| Tarcus | 73 | 56 | / |
| Torkou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Terkuu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tarkoe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tarkoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarcuz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuirku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teerku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tourkou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Torkhui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tourkui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tarkhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torkhush | 62 | 1 | / |
| Torcu | 60 | 343 | / |
| Tercu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Torkoo | 55 | 9 | / |
| Tourkó | 55 | 2 | / |
| Tărcuș | 55 | 1 | / |
| Torcus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Torquus | 50 | 2 | / |
| Teurcou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Torcutt | 50 | 0 | / |
| Torrcus | 50 | 0 | / |
Tarku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tarku in the Oriya language | ||
| ତକୁର୍ | takur | - |
| Tarku in the Marathi language | ||
| टकुर् | takur | - |
| Tarku in the Hindi language | ||
| टरकू | taraku | 60 |
| तरकू | taraku | 40 |
| Tarku in the Russian language | ||
| Тарку | tarku | - |
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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 Tarku
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