Taruha Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Taruha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taruha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Taruha (33) may also be a first name.

Taruha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taruha is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taruha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Taruha reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most common first name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

The surname Taruha is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 96 percent live and Benue, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taruhay923/
Taroua83181/
Taraua83172/
Teruha8320/
Taruho8315/
Taruah832/
Teruhia7718/
Tharoua774/
Tearoua771/
Tarzuho771/
Tarouai771/
Targaua771/
Tahroua771/
Tarooa674/
Toruah671/
Toruho671/
Taurooa625/
Teruiya624/
Terujja621/
Teruija621/
Toruyia621/
Tatrauot571/
Taharoua571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Taruha
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