Tarnah Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarnah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarnah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tarnah (139) may also be a first name.

Tarnah Last Name Facts

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

Tarnah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarnah is the 2,273,756th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Tarnah occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Tarnah live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Tarnah is also the 784,558th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 139 people.

Tarnah is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 125,958. In Liberia Tarnah is most common in: Montserrado County, where 60 percent are found, Lofa County, where 29 percent are found and Margibi County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Liberia Tarnah exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 46 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarnaha9294/
Tarnach9279/
Tarnadh921/
Tarna911,163/
Tarnai831,637/
Tarnas83504/
Tarnay83394/
Tarnat8343/
Tarnaj8331/
Tarnaz8324/
Tarnea8317/
Taarna8312/
Tarnad8312/
Tarnau838/
Tharna832/
Tornah832/
Tairna831/
Tarnaś831/
Tarnaa831/
Tarnashch801/
Taharnash801/
Tarnaud77843/
Tarnauz7737/
Tarnaus774/
Tharnad774/
Tahrnaz773/
Tharnai771/
Taharna771/
Tarneau771/
Tarenna771/
Taremna771/
Ternaha771/
Tornath771/
Tornach771/
Tarnnay770/
Tearnay770/
Tairnay770/
Tornash770/
Terna738,989/
Tarno733,030/
Torna732,451/
Tärna731/
Tarneaud7182/
Taurinna7119/
Tarnosch7119/
Thornash714/
Taurneau711/
Tornea671,898/
Tornay671,829/
Tornai671,170/
Tarney67420/
Tornau67414/
Ternai67298/
Ternay67268/
Tornga67215/
Tárnai67181/
Ternau67175/
Tourna67175/
Thorna6754/
Tearno6741/
Tarnói6737/
Tarnóy6730/
Tarnaiová6725/
Tarnoy6721/
Tornas6719/
Tarnayová6717/
Ternaj6716/
Tarnos6715/
Tarnoi679/
Tharno677/
Tarnou677/
Tarnod676/
Tarngo676/
Tarnot674/
Tornaj672/
Thaharnna672/
Therna672/
Tarnajová672/
Terrna672/
Ternna672/
Tarnoo671/
Tórnai671/
Teerna671/
Tornaa671/
Ternea671/
Taurno671/
Thérna671/
Teirna671/
Toorna671/
Tearnhead670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarnah
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