Taruka Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Taruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Taruka (46) may also be a first name.
Taruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taruka (Hindi: तारूका, Marathi: तारुका, Oriya: ତରୁକା) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Taruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Taruka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Taruka is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Taruka live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread given name in the world, held by 46 people.
The last name Taruka is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 395,852. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent live and Harare Province, where 21 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taruka in the Oriya language | ||
| ତରୁକା | taruka | - |
| Taruka in the Marathi language | ||
| तारुका | taruka | - |
| Taruka in the Hindi language | ||
| तारूका | taruka | 80 |
| तारुका | taruka | 20 |
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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 Taruka
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