Tarver Surname

43,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tarver Surname Definition:

From Torver; a location name in Lancashire.

Tarver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5291:31,4393,924
England2501:222,87218,741
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Wales131:238,04114,239
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5071:33,3243,999

Tarver (149) may also be a first name.

Tarver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Torver; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tarver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarver (Russian: Тарвер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tarver click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarver? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,168th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 604,274 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tarver live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 754,880th most widespread first name internationally, held by 149 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,529 people, or 1 in 31,439. In The United States Tarver is most numerous in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Louisiana, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Tarver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tarver has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tarver surname increased 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tarver last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tarver surname are 11.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tarver earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.83% less than the national average, earning $37,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $52,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarvert923/
Tarveer921/
Tearver921/
Tarverd920/
Tharver920/
Tarve91548/
Terver836,437/
Tarves83379/
Tarber83137/
Torver8388/
Tarvej8371/
Tarvet8341/
Tarvez8316/
Tharve8311/
Tarvir837/
Tarvey837/
Tarwer836/
Tarvee836/
Taruer832/
Tarveh832/
Taarve831/
Tarveu830/
Tarbert77751/
Terveer77587/
Tarbeer7711/
Torvert775/
Tarvihe774/
Tarwere773/
Tarhuer771/
Torvere771/
Tarwear771/
Teerver771/
Therver771/
Terverr771/
Tharber771/
Taruere770/
Tearuer770/
Tarvett770/
Torve73767/
Tarue73326/
Tarbe73185/
Tarva73115/
Tarwe7372/
Tarvi7362/
Tarvy730/
Tairevei7117/
Tarweire711/
Thorve671,150/
Tarbee67989/
Tarweh67742/
Tarvis67387/
Tarbei67376/
Tarvid67197/
Tarvit67161/
Törber67151/
Tarwey67126/
Tarvaa6797/
Torves6779/
Tarbeh6761/
Tarvyd6747/
Tarbej6744/
Torber6730/
Tarvii6726/
Torvet6717/
Tarbey6713/
Tarwie6712/
Tarwei6712/
Tarwee6711/
Torvie679/
Tarvyt678/
Tarbir677/
Tarwej677/
Tharbe676/
Tahrzbeer675/
Tarwea675/
Tarvio673/
Tarviz673/
Torvey672/
Tarwet672/
Tharva672/
Tarwue671/
Tarvai671/
Tourve671/
Tairue671/
Torvee671/
Torwer671/
Tarzue671/
Tarwhe671/
Tharue671/
Taruey671/
Taarwe671/
Tharvi671/
Torvez671/
Tearue671/
Tearvy670/
Tarrue670/

Tarver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarver in the Russian language
Тарверtarver-

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