Tarnek Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Tarnek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarnek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tarnek Last Name Facts

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

Tarnek is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tarnek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Tarnek live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Tarnek is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 71 percent are found and California, where 29 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent are found.

Tarnek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tarnek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarnek surname increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tarnek Last Name Statistics demography

Tarnek earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.75% less than the national average, earning $15,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarneck922/
Tarnik83169/
Ternek83123/
Tornek8342/
Tarnec8322/
Tarnyk833/
Tarneková802/
Tarnick7772/
Törneke7727/
Torneck777/
Terneak771/
Torneke771/
Tarnigk771/
Tarennik715/
Thorneck711/
Ternik67345/
Ternyk67142/
Tornik6751/
Tarnikova6727/
Tarnic6713/
Tarnykova676/
Tárnik673/
Tarníková673/
Tarniková672/
Ternec671/
Tornyk671/

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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 Tarnek
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