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 last name Tarsus (Arabic: طرسوس, Marathi: तासुर्स, Tibetan: ཏར་སུ་) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tarsus.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarsus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. Tarsus is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Tarsus are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 624,169th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 210 people.

It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 522,291. In Turkey Tarsus is primarily concentrated in: Mersin Province, where 54 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Tarsus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tarsus surname 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Tarsus
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