The Taran surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 394 people carried this name — #49,965 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
204 people named Taran have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,914 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 100 people named Taran.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Hautes-Pyrénées.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
46 people named Taran live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Taran live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Taran.
- Tanzi 573 · U.S. census
- Taormina 2,220 · U.S. census
- Tap 174 · U.S. census
- Tapia 37,201 · U.S. census
- Tapie 115 · U.S. census
- Tarallo 555 · U.S. census
- Tarantini 142 · U.S. census
- Tarantino 3,961 · U.S. census
- Taranto 1,884 · U.S. census
- Tarantola 352 · U.S. census
- Tarasco 109 · U.S. census
- Taravella 500 · U.S. census
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