Surname Tarass (Тарас 
, Tarass 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Tarass is habitual in Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Much more frequently, Tarass is the forename as well as the last name.