Tarsus Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tarsus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarsus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1491:522,29129,341
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Israel91:950,84857,975
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Tarsus (210) may also be a first name.

Tarsus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarsus (Arabic: طرسوس, Marathi: तासुर्स, Tibetan: ཏར་སུ་) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarsus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,152,132nd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Tarsus reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 624,169th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 210 people.

It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 522,291. In Turkey Tarsus is mostly concentrated in: Mersin Province, where 54 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey Tarsus occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Tarsus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tarsus last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarshus9219/
Tarsous928/
Tarsius928/
Tharsus922/
Tarsu9171/
Tarjus8379/
Tarcus8356/
Tarsou8327/
Torsus8312/
Tarsuh8311/
Tarsui8310/
Tersus838/
Tarsau835/
Tarsos834/
Tarsiu834/
Torsius77108/
Tarsaud7719/
Tarscou772/
Tersuus771/
Tarssou771/
Tartjus771/
Tharsup771/
Torsu734,097/
Tarju7367/
Tarsó7349/
Tarcu7317/
Tarzu7312/
Torsutse7120/
Tarsoo67277/
Tarcau67271/
Torjus6728/
Tarzuu677/
Tarchu672/
Torsou672/
Tarzou672/
Torsuy671/
Tarcuz671/
Tharju671/
Torshu671/
Torssu671/
Torsui671/
Tatrju671/
Torcus671/

Tarsus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarsus in the Tibetan language
ཏར་སུ་tarsu-
Tarsus in the Marathi language
तासुर्सtasursa-
Tarsus in the Arabic language
طرسوسtrsws-

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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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  • 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 Tarsus
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