Taro Surname
Approximately 16,684 people bear this surname
Taro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,893 | 1:130,166 | 8,356 |
| Solomon Islands | 1,795 | 1:323 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,590 | 1:11,542 | 1,016 |
| Pakistan | 1,450 | 1:123,203 | 3,593 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Philippines | 792 | 1:127,826 | 21,872 |
| Nigeria | 750 | 1:236,190 | 13,757 |
| Papua New Guinea | 604 | 1:13,500 | 1,255 |
| Indonesia | 494 | 1:267,711 | 24,209 |
| Niger | 442 | 1:43,421 | 2,281 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Japan | 226 | 1:565,683 | 15,404 |
| Russia | 203 | 1:709,966 | 60,177 |
| Iraq | 189 | 1:185,300 | 4,427 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Benin | 80 | 1:129,195 | 13,967 |
| Italy | 74 | 1:826,442 | 64,449 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Afghanistan | 50 | 1:643,064 | 7,334 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 25 | 1:2,183 | 246 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| American Samoa | 11 | 1:5,069 | 1,123 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Taró (64), Tarô (3) & Tarò (3) are calculated separately.
Taro (81,113) may also be a first name.
Taro Demographics
Taro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Taro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taro (Arabic: تارّو, Georgian: ტარო, Hindi: तारो, Marathi: तारो, Oriya: ତାେରା, Russian: Таро) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Taró, Tarô or Tarò. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Taro? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,970th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 436,798 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Taro live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,217th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 81,113 people.
The last name Taro is most common in India, where it is held by 5,893 people, or 1 in 130,166. In India Taro is mostly found in: Assam, where 79 percent live, Meghalaya, where 10 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Beside India Taro is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 10 percent live.
Taro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Taro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taro last name grew 572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Taro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Taro last name are 10.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.93% registered to vote for the political party.
Taro earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $43,024 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taro in the Georgian language | ||
| ტარო | taro | - |
| Taro in the Hindi language | ||
| तारो | taro | 99.77 |
| तरो | taro | 0.11 |
| तारों | tarom | 0.04 |
| Taro in the Marathi language | ||
| तारो | taro | 99.24 |
| तरो | taro | 0.51 |
| तारा | tara | 0.25 |
| Taro in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାେରା | taera | 98.15 |
| ତାରା | tara | 1.85 |
| Taro in the Russian language | ||
| Таро | taro | - |
| Taro in the Arabic language | ||
| تارّو | tarw | - |
| تارو | tarw | - |
| ترّو | trw | - |
| ترو | trw | - |
| طرو | trw | - |
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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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