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 surname Tarnum (Hindi: तरनुम, Marathi: तरनुम, Oriya: ତରନୁମ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 431,117th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. Tarnum is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Tarnum reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Tarnum is also the 117,599th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 3,615 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 1,743,330. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 47 percent live, Jharkhand, where 33 percent live and Telangana, where 9 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Tarnum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tarnum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarnum last name declined 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

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