Taroa Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Taroa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 303 | 1:26,910 | 3,022 |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Taroa (75) may also be a first name.
Taroa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taroa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taroa is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taroa? popularity and diffusion
Taroa is the 755,622nd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name Taroa is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Taroa reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 75 people.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 26,910. In Papua New Guinea Taroa is most numerous in: West New Britain, where 73 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent reside and Central, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Taroa
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