Tartus Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Tartus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 164 | 1:21,716 | 3,678 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Ukraine | 25 | 1:1,820,908 | 133,658 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Tartuş (28) are calculated separately.
Tartus (12) may also be a first name.
Tartus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tartus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tartus (Russian: Тартус) is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Tartuş. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tartus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Tartus is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Tartus live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most frequent in Moldova, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 21,716. In Moldova Tartus is mostly found in: Drochia District, where 63 percent live, Ungheni District, where 18 percent live and Soroca District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Moldova Tartus is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tartuş | 94 | 28 | / |
| Tartous | 92 | 227 | / |
| Tartuse | 92 | 10 | / |
| Tartuss | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tartu | 91 | 489 | / |
| Tartoush | 86 | 51 | / |
| Tartouse | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tartusch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tertus | 83 | 601 | / |
| Tartau | 83 | 93 | / |
| Tartut | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tarttu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tartuz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tartou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tartos | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tortus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tartuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tartuce | 77 | 119 | / |
| Tartaud | 77 | 68 | / |
| Thertus | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tartaut | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tortuss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tartout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tartaux | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tartouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tortuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tartuhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thortus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tortu | 73 | 450 | / |
| Tartó | 73 | 50 | / |
| Tartouch | 71 | 138 | / |
| Tartault | 71 | 43 | / |
| Tortos | 67 | 224 | / |
| Tartoe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Tartoo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tortós | 67 | 11 | / |
| Theerthus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tortou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tórtos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tartouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tortuu | 67 | 1 | / |
Tartus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tartus in the Russian language | ||
| Тартус | tartus | - |
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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 Tartus
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