Tarshish Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Tarshish Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (an invented surname) or (from an ancestor's occupation) In the book of Jonah we are told that the prophet tried to escape in a ship bound for Tarshish. This association may have caused the name to be selected by a person called Jonah.

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Tarshish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Israel251:342,30528,607
Lebanon251:225,4838,917
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tarshish (54) may also be a first name.

Tarshish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (an invented surname) or (from an ancestor's occupation) In the book of Jonah we are told that the prophet tried to escape in a ship bound for Tarshish. This association may have caused the name to be selected by a person called Jonah. A second possibility is that Tarshish is a precious stone mentioned in the Bible and may have been selected just as the product of one’s imagination or, perhaps, by a dealer in gems.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Tarshish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarshish (Arabic: ترشيش) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarshish? popularity and diffusion

Tarshish is the 1,136,896th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Tarshish reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most common forename globally, held by 54 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States Tarshish is most frequent in: Illinois, where 25 percent reside, Minnesota, where 23 percent reside and New York, where 18 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 12 percent reside.

Tarshish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tarshish surname is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Tarshish are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Tarshish earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarshis93515/
Tarsish934/
Tarschis8835/
Tarssish881/
Tarshi861,805/
Tarsis86330/
Thershish821/
Tharsis8091/
Tahrshi8063/
Tarchis8033/
Tarshes8028/
Tarshys8025/
Tarsais805/
Tarssis803/
Tarsheh802/
Tarschi802/
Tarshiz801/
Tarshii801/
Tarsise801/
Tarchih801/
Tarshai801/
Tarchische781/
Tarsi771,979/
Tarschys7516/
Tarsches7515/
Tarshees7510/
Tarshehd753/
Tarszisz752/
Torchish751/
Taurchis751/
Tershies751/
Tarchich751/
Tarssios751/
Tarsih712,718/
Tarchi712,225/
Tarsha71911/
Tarsid71129/
Tarseh7186/
Torshi7144/
Torsis7140/
Tarsip7138/
Tarcis7137/
Tarses7126/
Tarsys7118/
Tersis7118/
Tarsai7118/
Tarzis7117/
Tarsui7110/
Tarchiche717/
Tarshe716/
Tharsi714/
Tarsie713/
Társis713/
Tarssa712/
Taursi712/
Tarchicht711/
Ta'rsi711/
Tarzszisz711/
Tarsit711/
Tarssi711/
Tarsiz711/
Tarrsi711/
Tarhsi711/
Targis711/
Thearchis711/
Tarssy710/
Tarchid67404/
Targise6769/
Tarcheh6733/
Tarseha6712/
Tarsier6710/
Tarcise676/
Tarshaa676/
Torshio675/
Tarshey674/
Tarszys674/
Tarsice674/
Tharcis674/
Torshid672/
Torchis672/
Tarchai672/
Torshys671/
Torshiz671/
Tarrsha671/
Tarsher671/
Tarshet671/
Torshie671/
Tarsseh671/
Tarsieh671/
Tarshoy671/
Thargis671/
Társsis671/

Tarshish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarshish in the Arabic language
ترشيشtrshysh-

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