Tarnu Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Tarnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2461:81,6179,577
Liberia411:107,5258,436
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

The alternate forms: Tärnu (1) are calculated separately.

Tarnu (300) may also be a first name.

Tarnu Last Name Facts

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

Tarnu (Hindi: तरनू, Marathi: तरनु) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Tärnu. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 895,817th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Tarnu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Tarnu reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Tarnu is also the 508,767th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 300 people.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 81,617. In Romania Tarnu is mostly concentrated in: Sibiu County, where 87 percent are found, Alba County, where 11 percent are found and Cluj County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Romania Tarnu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Tarnu Last Name Statistics demography

Tarnu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tärnu931/
Tarnus91148/
Tarngu9126/
Tarnau918/
Tarnou917/
Tarnuj911/
Tarnnu911/
Tarnaud83843/
Tarnauz8337/
Tarnaus834/
Tarnnuy833/
Tarnnuj831/
Tornu801,021/
Ternu803/
Tornau73414/
Ternau73175/
Tournu73149/
Torngu73140/
Terneu7352/
Tarnói7337/
Tarnóy7330/
Tornus7310/
Tornuß738/
Tornou733/
Tornuh731/
Tarnoo731/
Tarnoe731/
Ternhu731/
Tornuy730/
Torneus67236/
Tournou67121/
Tournut6776/
Tournus6751/
Törnudd6731/
Thornau6718/
Tärnudd678/
Tornguu674/
Tornudd673/
Tornout672/
Törneus671/
Tournau671/
Teyrnou671/
Teirnou671/
Tourneu671/
Thorngu671/
Thornus670/

Tarnu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarnu in the Hindi language
तरनूtaranu66.67
तरनुtaranu24.24
तरूणtaruna3.03
तरणुtaranu3.03
तारनूtaranu3.03
Tarnu in the Marathi language
तरनुtaranu50
तरtara50

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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 Tarnu
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