Tarnaha Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Tarnaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarnaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tarnaha (41) may also be a first name.

Tarnaha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarnaha is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnaha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tarnaha live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.

Tarnaha is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 2,012,986. In Nigeria Tarnaha is most prevalent in: Benue, where 51 percent are found, Delta, where 18 percent are found and Plateau, where 16 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarnah9270/
Tarnaa921/
Tarnach8679/
Ternaha861/
Tarnadh861/
Tarna831,163/
Tarnai771,637/
Tarnas77504/
Tarnay77394/
Tarnat7743/
Tarnaj7731/
Tarnaz7724/
Tarnea7717/
Tarnad7712/
Taarna7712/
Tarnau778/
Tharna772/
Tornah772/
Tairna771/
Tarnaś771/
Tornaa771/
Tarnashch751/
Taharnash751/
Tarnaud71843/
Tarnauz7137/
Tornaas7111/
Tharnad714/
Tarnaus714/
Torngaa713/
Tahrnaz713/
Tarneau711/
Taharna711/
Tornath711/
Tornach711/
Tharnai711/
Taremna711/
Tarenna711/
Tarnnay710/
Tearnay710/
Tairnay710/
Tornash710/
Terna678,989/
Tarno673,030/
Torna672,451/
Tarneaud6782/
Tarnosch6719/
Taurinna6719/
Thornash674/
Toornaat672/
Tärna671/
Taurneau671/

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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 Tarnaha
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