Tartous Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Tartous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tartous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Lebanon951:59,3384,571
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tartous (3,960) may also be a first name.

Tartous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tartous (Arabic: طرطوس) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tartous? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,085,744th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Tartous is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tartous reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Levant. Tartous is also the 111,129th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 3,960 people.

The surname Tartous is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 289,435. Aside from Iraq this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 42 percent reside and Syria, where 3 percent reside.

Tartous Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tartoush9351/
Tartouse935/
Tartus92242/
Tartou922/
Tartos921/
Tartoue8630/
Tartois8624/
Tartuse8610/
Tartoué862/
Tartuss861/
Tartout861/
Tartouh861/
Tarto831,171/
Tartu83489/
Tartouch80138/
Tartusch801/
Tartas771,514/
Tortos77224/
Tartau7793/
Tartoe7754/
Tartue7739/
Tartuş7728/
Tartoo7721/
Tartut7721/
Tartuo776/
Tartuz773/
Tarttu773/
Tartás773/
Tórtos771/
Tortus771/
Tartoa771/
Tortou771/
Tartuh771/
Tartot770/
Tartouche751/
Tartuce71119/
Tartaud7168/
Tartajo7165/
Tartaut7120/
Tartash7114/
Tartott7112/
Tortosh717/
Tartoyo717/
Tourtou715/
Tarteau713/
Tortoys712/
Tartaio711/
Tartaxs711/
Tuortou711/
Thortus711/
Tairtas711/
Tartees711/
Tarties711/
Tartuhe711/
Tortuis711/
Tortuss711/
Tartaux711/
Tayreto711/
Thartas711/
Torto676,158/
Tarta672,110/
Tortu67450/
Tourtois67437/
Tartó6750/
Tartault6743/
Tortoise6739/
Tarteaut6725/
Tartaise6724/
Tartasse674/
Theareto671/
Tourtout671/
Tartóová671/

Tartous Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tartous in the Arabic language
طرطوسtrtws-

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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 Tartous
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