Taruma Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Guyana

Taruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2541:208,43217,623
Indonesia2101:629,75849,645
Philippines1481:684,04270,291
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Finland71:785,24338,644
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Tarumã (2) are calculated separately.

Taruma (306) may also be a first name.

Taruma Last Name Facts

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

Taruma (Marathi: तरुमा, Oriya: ତରୁମା) occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms: Tarumã. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taruma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taruma is the 459,598th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Taruma live; 35 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 306 people.

The last name Taruma is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 208,432. In Tanzania Taruma is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 71 percent live, Mara Region, where 28 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarumã942/
Targuma92286/
Tairuma9264/
Tarauma9221/
Tarumaa927/
Tarouma924/
Tarhuma921/
Tarumga921/
Tarzuma921/
Tarumma921/
Taeruma921/
Tharouma864/
Tharumah863/
Tarumi836,325/
Taroma831,945/
Tarima831,366/
Tarume83755/
Teruma8336/
Tarumo8326/
Toruma8319/
Tharrumah801/
Tahrima771,443/
Taurima77160/
Tarroma77120/
Tarimah7787/
Tairima7736/
Terauma779/
Torguma777/
Taromaa775/
Terhuma774/
Taraumi773/
Tarimaa773/
Taromay773/
Tarimai772/
Taruumi772/
Tarumer772/
Targume771/
Tarhume771/
Tarzoma771/
Tariema771/
Tarimay771/
Tarhoma771/
Terumah771/
Tharima771/
Torhuma771/
Taroume771/
Tarumop771/
Tarhima771/
Thaerima71105/
Teaurima7122/
Taharima7118/
Tarrimaa7112/
Tarroumi714/
Tourouma712/
Tauromaa711/
Tarhoumi711/
Tarimo6741,012/
Taromi675,914/
Terima671,283/
Torima67460/
Toroma67102/
Tarome6785/
Torumo6775/
Taromo6741/
Torume6718/
Terumo679/
Torumi674/

Taruma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taruma in the Oriya language
ତରୁମାtaruma-
Taruma in the Marathi language
तरुमाtaruma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taruma
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