Taha Forename
2,282nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 447,489 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen
Taha Forename User-submission:
The name Taha (Arabic: طه) comes from the combination of two letters ta and ha. It is the first verse of the surah Ta-Ha and one of the Muqattaʿat, thus the meaning of the name is unknown and, according to Islamic belief, it is the name of a secure secret held by God.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | - | 84,003 | 1:313 | 49 |
| Egypt | 100% | 77,536 | 1:1,185 | 205 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 67,724 | 1:455 | 48 |
| Iraq | 99% | 49,739 | 1:704 | 171 |
| Sudan | 100% | 30,143 | 1:1,254 | 240 |
| Syria | - | 29,416 | 1:656 | 119 |
| Morocco | 100% | 21,755 | 1:1,579 | 250 |
| Libya | - | 13,037 | 1:477 | 80 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 9,132 | 1:10,683 | 1,566 |
| Turkey | 100% | 8,604 | 1:9,043 | 1,041 |
| Iran | 100% | 7,480 | 1:10,494 | 808 |
| Jordan | 94% | 4,939 | 1:1,787 | 355 |
| Chad | 99% | 4,758 | 1:2,858 | 416 |
| India | 84% | 4,083 | 1:297,545 | 27,687 |
| Pakistan | 80% | 3,946 | 1:49,254 | 2,839 |
| Algeria | 99% | 3,547 | 1:10,763 | 871 |
| Ivory Coast | 55% | 3,378 | 1:6,831 | 774 |
| Philippines | 99% | 3,010 | 1:35,219 | 2,943 |
| Palestine | 81% | 2,429 | 1:1,873 | 395 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 2,336 | 1:110,430 | 12,180 |
| Kuwait | - | 2,166 | 1:1,748 | 251 |
| Lebanon | 93% | 1,675 | 1:3,360 | 567 |
| Bangladesh | 86% | 1,558 | 1:102,350 | 6,851 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,205 | 1:5,935 | 695 |
| Israel | 96% | 981 | 1:8,566 | 1,159 |
| United States | 100% | 826 | 1:438,907 | 12,088 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 811 | 1:37,546 | 3,294 |
| Oman | 96% | 761 | 1:5,399 | 739 |
| Bahrain | - | 666 | 1:2,025 | 340 |
| Spain | 100% | 554 | 1:83,989 | 2,644 |
| Qatar | 100% | 481 | 1:4,926 | 794 |
| Canada | 100% | 376 | 1:88,121 | 4,694 |
| France | 100% | 370 | 1:179,650 | 3,085 |
| Mauritania | 67% | 341 | 1:12,009 | 1,009 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 326 | 1:2,076 | 394 |
| England | 98% | 275 | 1:202,192 | 5,952 |
| Niger | 68% | 274 | 1:70,015 | 3,002 |
| Djibouti | - | 239 | 1:3,831 | 444 |
| Poland | 100% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Sweden | 98% | 232 | 1:42,491 | 2,343 |
| Afghanistan | 52% | 229 | 1:142,461 | 4,215 |
| Senegal | 95% | 207 | 1:70,441 | 2,373 |
| Germany | 100% | 146 | 1:662,177 | 6,199 |
| Nigeria | 85% | 145 | 1:1,224,582 | 28,996 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 108 | 1:488,781 | 13,998 |
| Thailand | 100% | 102 | 1:686,920 | 29,035 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 97 | 1:317,386 | 6,177 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 81 | 1:208,668 | 7,728 |
| Russia | 63% | 79 | 1:1,825,743 | 12,705 |
| Tajikistan | 67% | 76 | 1:110,196 | 3,256 |
| Belgium | 100% | 70 | 1:164,143 | 4,443 |
| Kazakhstan | 96% | 65 | 1:273,028 | 5,294 |
| DR Congo | 71% | 48 | 1:1,538,075 | 40,404 |
| New Zealand | - | 43 | 1:105,489 | 4,359 |
| Denmark | - | 41 | 1:137,793 | 3,538 |
| Brazil | 100% | 39 | 1:5,493,235 | 83,314 |
| Australia | - | 38 | 1:359,411 | 6,666 |
| Benin | 100% | 36 | 1:293,773 | 12,014 |
| Norway | 100% | 34 | 1:150,951 | 4,193 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 31 | 1:113,692 | 3,027 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68% | 31 | 1:262,978 | 21,716 |
| Austria | 100% | 27 | 1:315,341 | 3,671 |
| Turkmenistan | 75% | 27 | 1:202,699 | 1,615 |
| Nepal | 52% | 25 | 1:1,139,494 | 23,235 |
| Greece | 100% | 24 | 1:455,606 | 6,422 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 22 | 1:14,461 | 1,379 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 22 | 1:373,341 | 6,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 21 | 1:459,188 | 9,802 |
| Kenya | - | 19 | 1:2,437,216 | 20,914 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 18 | 1:48,393 | 2,133 |
| South Africa | 88% | 18 | 1:3,029,592 | 77,569 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Ireland | 100% | 11 | 1:422,138 | 6,488 |
| Belarus | 86% | 11 | 1:862,035 | 4,760 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Italy | 88% | 10 | 1:6,106,209 | 25,028 |
| Romania | 100% | 9 | 1:2,227,997 | 23,879 |
| Finland | 82% | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| Guinea | 100% | 6 | 1:1,976,441 | 4,482 |
| Kosovo | - | 6 | 1:310,240 | 9,823 |
| Uganda | 100% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Singapore | 100% | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Cambodia | 75% | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Gambia | - | 4 | 1:481,649 | 818 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 3 | 1:6,126,490 | 60,119 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Brunei | 100% | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Zimbabwe | 50% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Liberia | - | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
The alternate forms: Tâha (1) are calculated separately.
Taha (800,411) may also be a surname.
Taha Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Taha (Arabic: طه) comes from the combination of two letters ta and ha. It is the first verse of the surah Ta-Ha and one of the Muqattaʿat, thus the meaning of the name is unknown and, according to Islamic belief, it is the name of a secure secret held by God. Because the surah Ta-Ha begins with God talking to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, this name is used to refer to Muhammad and anyone who follows and looks for the right path.
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