Tarsum Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tarsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2581:512,59441,794
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tarsum (2,043) may also be a first name.

Tarsum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarsum (Marathi: तरसुम) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarsum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 790,102nd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tarsum are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 166,896th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 2,043 people.

Tarsum is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 512,594. In Indonesia Tarsum is most prevalent in: West Java, where 68 percent reside, Central Java, where 31 percent reside and North Maluku, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarssum921/
Tarsoum921/
Tarshoum86596/
Tarsun83444/
Tarjum8322/
Torsum836/
Tarzum833/
Tarshun774/
Tarjjum771/
Tarsutin711/
Toursoum711/
Torsun67342/
Tarson67292/
Tarjun6768/
Torjum6746/
Tarsunova678/
Torsom671/

Tarsum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarsum in the Marathi language
तरसुमtarasuma50
तरसूंtarasum50

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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
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  • 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 Tarsum
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