Tarniah Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarniah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarniah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tarniah (556) may also be a first name.

Tarniah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarniah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarniah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarniah is the 2,168,711th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Tarniah is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tarniah are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 356,749th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 556 people.

The surname Tarniah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 88,171. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Grand Gedeh County, where 42 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 42 percent reside and Gbarpolu County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Liberia Tarniah exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarnia92416/
Tarnyah862/
Tarnija861/
Tarniha861/
Tarngia861/
Tharnia860/
Tearnia860/
Thorniah801/
Tarnya77136/
Tornia7797/
Ternia7735/
Tarnea7717/
Tarnja7710/
Tarniță714/
Tarnjai712/
Tournia711/
Torrnia710/
Tarnayya672/
Tahrnyaz671/
Tearnjai671/
Tornea621,898/
Ternio62467/
Tornio62167/
Tornya6234/
Tarnyo623/
Tornja621/
Ternjei578/
Tornjai571/
Tornyay571/
Targney571/
Tornyas571/
Tournea570/
Tourneau53196/
Thornnea530/

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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 Tarniah
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