Tarnum Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tarnum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4401:1,743,33062,526
Nigeria3521:503,24625,072
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tarnum (3,615) may also be a first name.

Tarnum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarnum (Hindi: तरनुम, Marathi: तरनुम, Oriya: ତରନୁମ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 431,117th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Tarnum are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tarnum is also the 117,599th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 3,615 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 1,743,330. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 47 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 33 percent reside and Telangana, where 9 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Tarnum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tarnum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarnum last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarnnum921,516/
Tarrnum9223/
Tharnum927/
Tarnuum924/
Tarnaum921/
Tarnumm921/
Tarrnnum865/
Tarennum862/
Thearnum861/
Tarnnaum861/
Tharnnum861/
Tornum8336/
Tarnun8321/
Ternum839/
Tarnom832/
Taruunnum801/
Tarnoom7711/
Tarnnom773/
Tarnung771/
Tarnnun771/
Tarnnoom713/
Tearnoun711/
Tarnon673/
Tarnoon621/
Tharnon621/
Thornom621/
Tornhom621/
Tearnon620/
Tharnoon571/
Thornung571/
Tornon5028/

Tarnum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarnum in the Marathi language
तरनुमtaranuma92.8
तरन्taran1.85
तरणुमtaranuma1.29
तरनूमtaranuma0.74
अंजुमanjuma0.55
तनुर्मtanurma0.55
तरनमtaranama0.18
तारानुमtaranuma0.18
तरुणूमtarunuma0.18
अंजूमanjuma0.18
Tarnum in the Hindi language
तरनुमtaranuma84.32
तरन्नुमtarannuma5.4
तरनूमtaranuma3.08
तर्नूमtarnuma2.83
तर्नुमtarnuma2.06
तारनुमtaranuma1.03
तरन्ुमtaranuma0.77
तरनुम़taranuma0.26
Tarnum in the Oriya language
ତରନୁମtaranuma51.85
ତରନୁମ୍taranum11.11
ତରନନ୍ୁମtarananuma3.7
ତାରାନୁମtaranuma3.7
ତରୁନମtarunama3.7
ତନୁର୍ମtanurma3.7
ତାରାନୁନ୍taranun3.7
ତରାନୁମtaranuma3.7
ତନନ୍ୁର୍ମtananurma3.7
ତାରନୁମtaranuma3.7
ତର୍ନୁମ୍tarnum3.7
ତର୍tar3.7

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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 Tarnum
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