Around the world, Taruk (Taruk 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely female forename. The first name Taruk is characteristic of Turkey, where it is a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, and India, where it is a very rare principally male, but very seldom girly name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Turkey, and Indonesia. Likewise, Taruk is the last name as well as the forename.