El-Taher Surname

275,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

El-Taher Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El-Taher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

El-Taher (10) may also be a first name.

El-Taher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Taher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Taher occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Taher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 275,596th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of El-Taher live; 73 percent live in North Africa and 73 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 91,297. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Taher
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