Taradi families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and in Cakovec area.
Prevalence
About 210 people with faimily name Taradi live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Belica in Cakovec area (60), Cakovec (45), Zagreb (30), and in Mala Subotica (25) and Palovec (10) in Cakovec area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Taradi (including: Tarhadi , Tarady and Tharadi ) is present in 14 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.