Tarus Surname

23,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tarus Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born when initiates in seclusion.

Tarus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21,0611:2,193339
Romania8331:24,1033,063
Moldova6031:5,906918
Indonesia1951:678,20152,887
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
India101:76,706,538639,611
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Finland81:687,08836,047
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tarus (2,322) may also be a first name.

Tarus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born when initiates in seclusion.

- knaibei

Tarus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarus (Hindi: तरूस, Russian: Тарус) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,627th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 317,831 people. Tarus is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tarus are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tarus is also the 154,431st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 2,322 people.

The last name Tarus is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 21,061 people, or 1 in 2,193. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 30 percent live, Baringo County, where 18 percent live and Nandi County, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 4 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.

Tarus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tarus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarus last name increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tarus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tarus surname are 37.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tarus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayrus91922/
Taurus91786/
Targus9197/
Tarrus9162/
Tairus9131/
Tatrus9113/
Tarush918/
Tarous918/
Tareus914/
Tharus913/
Taraus912/
Taruse911/
Taruis911/
Taruss911/
Tearus910/
Taru8914,715/
Tarrous83205/
Taroush8339/
Thaurus8323/
Tarauds8319/
Tatrous836/
Tarhaus836/
Tarusse835/
Tarauts834/
Tarhush832/
Tairush832/
Tauraus832/
Targush831/
Tayrous831/
Tarraus830/
Tharu80518,989/
Taruc8010,605/
Tairu808,572/
Tarui806,145/
Torus802,041/
Tarau801,985/
Tarou801,823/
Tauru801,021/
Tarru80707/
Terus80422/
Tarud80281/
Taros80233/
Tarut80205/
Taruz80117/
Taruh80106/
Tayru8086/
Targu8082/
Tarup8072/
Taaru8070/
Tareu8049/
Tahru8034/
Tasru8021/
Tarhu8018/
Tarzu8012/
Taruu8010/
Tatru805/
Ttaru803/
Taruy802/
Tarux802/
Tearu801/
Taruj801/
Tarusova77663/
Tarroush774/
Tahroust772/
Taaroust772/
Targoush771/
Thaitrus771/
Tarreuse770/
Tairou7310,345/
Thairu735,144/
Taïrou733,211/
Tayros731,916/
Taraud73865/
Torous73670/
Tarrau73345/
Torrus73342/
Taîrou73332/
Tarahu73241/
Tharau73154/
Tauros73143/
Tairos73142/
Tarosh73124/
Tarros73120/
Tarrou73118/
Ta'aru73107/
Targuš7383/
Taarup7372/
Tahuru7366/
Torhus7365/
Tauruy7351/
Therus7349/
Taarud7344/
Tharuh7343/
Terrus7343/
Tarhos7340/
Taurou7339/
Taharu7337/
Tarauş7336/
Taroux7335/
Taurau7332/
Tahrou7330/
Thauru7329/
Torgus7324/
Tharou7320/
Torush7316/
Taruch7316/
Taraut7314/
Tarutt7312/
Taurui7311/
Teraus7310/
Tajrou7310/
Tereus7310/
Thaaru739/
Thorus739/
Taihru739/
Targou739/
Tauruh738/
Tarout737/
Tarzuu737/
Tarrús736/
Tayrou735/
Tarrós735/
Targuh735/
Tairuh734/
Thérus734/
Tairui734/
Tarruc733/
Tahyru733/
Taurut732/
Tharru732/
Toruse732/
Tarzou732/
Tarhou732/
Tairru732/
Tatrou732/
Tarosz732/
Tarouz732/
Toraus732/
Teatru731/
Tourus731/
Taruce731/
Tharui731/
Terush731/
Taarou731/
Tairau731/
Tairgu731/
Toruis731/
Taroud731/
Tarouj731/
Tarreu731/
Targau731/
Tauruc731/
Taurup731/
Taruit731/
Taruuc731/
Ttarou731/
Tairud731/
Tairut731/
Taross730/
Toruss730/
Toru675,550/
Tarroux67700/
Thoruse67369/
Taharou67162/
Tarraud67101/
Tayrouz6794/
Tõru6788/
Taró6764/
Theraus6739/
Thorhus6731/
Tharaux6729/
Tarault6725/
Taruggi6720/
Tairouz6716/
Thereus679/
Tharrut678/
Teirous678/
Thairou678/
Thoirus677/
Tarahau676/
Tahrros676/
Terreus675/
Tarrouh675/
Thairuh674/
Tourous673/
Tahairu673/
Torreus672/
Thairut672/
Torause671/
Terusch671/
Tatraux671/
Tarouch671/
Thauros671/
Tharaut671/
Tharoud671/
Tharrau671/
Tharuid671/
Taaïrou671/
Tahïrou671/
Taiïrou671/
Torraus671/
Targouz671/
Taureux671/
Tatruch671/
Taruidh671/
Theruis671/
Thoreus671/
Tarrosh671/
Tahrout671/
Tahrouz671/
Torzeus671/
Tarrhgu671/
Thatrou670/
Tarraut670/

Tarus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarus in the Hindi language
तरूसtarusa66.67
तारुसtarusa33.33
Tarus in the Russian language
Тарусtarus-

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