Last name Тараканова (Тараканова 
, Tarakanova 
, Tarakanowa 
) , all over the world, is a common family name. The family name Тараканова is characteristic of Russia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, and Latvia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
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| Тараканова | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Tarakanova | Russia, Czechia, Italy, Estonia, Latvia |
| Tarakanowa | Germany |
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княжна тараканова Pretender to the Russian throne, RU (b. 1753) |
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тараканова валентина юріївна Ukrainian association football player, UA (b. 1996) |
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| неллі юріївна тараканова Soviet rower, UA (b. 1954) |
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анастасия анатольевна тараканова Russian figure skater, RU |
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| валерия дмитриевна тараканова Russian ice hockey player, RU (b. 1998) |
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