Tah Surname

16,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Tah Surname User-submission:

This surname is generally used for people belonging to Ugra Kshatriya caste in India. In India they mostly live in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This title was generally given to higher chiefs and marshals who were very furious and angry in nature.

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Tah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast13,6041:1,696169
Cameroon7,2281:2,873344
India4,6581:164,67710,230
Mexico2,2241:55,8122,750
Egypt1,2511:73,4906,720
Mauritania8401:4,875585
Pakistan6441:277,3975,995
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Nigeria5431:326,23017,877
Malaysia3511:84,0295,893
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Liberia2381:18,5231,885
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
England1181:472,18730,747
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Afghanistan601:535,8866,585
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France171:3,907,219231,005
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Benin111:939,60046,216
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Guam11:160,1214,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Táh (2) are calculated separately.

Tah (7,565) may also be a first name.

Tah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is generally used for people belonging to Ugra Kshatriya caste in India. In India they mostly live in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This title was generally given to higher chiefs and marshals who were very furious and angry in nature.

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Tah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tah (Arabic: طعه, Bengali: তহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻩ, Hindi: ताह, Marathi: टाह, Oriya: ତା) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may also occur as: Táh. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,648th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 218,629 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Tah are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 21 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tah is also the 73,780th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 7,565 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 13,604 people, or 1 in 1,696. In The Ivory Coast Tah is primarily found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 42 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent live and Montagnes District, where 10 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast Tah occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Tah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tah last name grew 2,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tah last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tah earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning R 295,968 per year; in United States they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning $36,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,597 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Táh892/
Taha86800,411/
Tash8617,285/
Tahu863,122/
Taah861,238/
Tach86799/
Tahy86703/
Taih86612/
Tajh86485/
Thah86442/
Tauh8692/
Taph8666/
Tayh8636/
Tadh8614/
Tahh8612/
Tahj868/
Ttah866/
Dtah865/
Tgah863/
Tahp862/
T'Ah861/
Htah861/
Ta801,030,717/
Thaha758,042/
Tahay754,003/
Tahah751,234/
Taish751,201/
Tahaa751,169/
Teach75978/
Thaah75786/
Tauch75685/
Tazsh75596/
Taich75423/
Tahei75379/
Tahai75305/
Tatsh75249/
Tahau75215/
Tahey75166/
Ttash75153/
Tahaj75139/
Taaha75127/
Tatch7595/
Taush7568/
Taheu7565/
Tashh7552/
Taach7551/
Tahîș7548/
Tahyi7529/
Tahîş7529/
Taiph7522/
Thahu7520/
Tacht7510/
Tahij759/
Taash758/
Htaha758/
Tahch756/
Taych756/
Dttah755/
Tahii755/
Taahh755/
Thaph754/
Tauph753/
Thaih753/
Taysh753/
Tathd752/
Ttaha752/
Thajh752/
Tajch752/
Tauhd752/
Thauh752/
Dtaha752/
Tayhd751/
Tajph751/
Tadsh751/
Teaht751/
Hdtah751/
Taajh751/
Tahht751/
Tahyy751/
Taphh751/
Dtahe751/
Httah751/
Tahgi751/
Taaah751/
Tasht751/
Tauhy750/
Teaph750/
Thahy750/
Tai67276,834/
Taj67222,257/
Tay6799,860/
Toh6754,952/
Tat6749,468/
Tau6748,900/
Tap6736,626/
Tho6728,222/
Tea6727,788/
Tha6726,818/
Tas6716,668/
Toa679,141/
Taz676,545/
Tad675,914/
Taa674,835/
Hta672,968/
Taç672,568/
Tta672,205/
Tağ672,000/
Taï67424/
Taisch67170/
Taheij6792/
Dta6768/
Tga6757/
Thahth6752/
Taitch6733/
Tač6715/
Téa6713/
Thaidh678/
Taÿ678/
Thashs677/
Thahas677/
Taahaa677/
Thaith677/
Thahaa676/
Tóh676/
Tahass675/
Tahahe675/
Thaaha674/
Dtahat674/
Tahays674/
Thahey674/
Tastch674/
Tahaja674/
Tahová674/
Tìa674/
Thaash674/
Thahad673/
Taicht673/
Thó673/
Thahee673/
Thathh673/
Tashch673/
Taî673/
Taushd672/
Thacht672/
Tahaha672/
Tać672/
Tashsh672/
Thatth672/
Thahay672/
Thaahd672/
Teasph671/
Tahait671/
Taatch671/
Tausth671/
Teatch671/
Taà671/
Thá671/
Taí671/
Tòa671/
Tỏa671/
Thahaj671/
Thauhs671/
Thaush671/
Tahaaa671/
Tahaip671/
Tahayt671/
Taijhe671/
Tauhii671/
Tashht671/
Taá671/
Ttahai671/
Thaghi671/
Thadsh671/
Thahie671/
Thahai671/
Thaich671/
Thaaah671/
Thatht671/
Tahajj671/
Taahha671/
Tachch671/
Tahtch670/
Theahe670/

Tah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tah in the Bengali language
তহtaha-
Tah in the Oriya language
ତାta90
ତାହtaha3.33
ତହtaha3.33
ଟହtaha3.33
Tah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻩaltah82.2
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺡaltah7.07
ﺍﺗﺎﻩatah6.81
ﺗﺎﻩtah2.36
ﺃﺗﺎﻩatah0.52
ﻟﺘﺎﻩltah0.26
ﻃﻪth0.26
ﺗﺎﺡtah0.26
Tah in the Marathi language
टाहtaha74.07
ताहtaha25.93
Tah in the Hindi language
ताहtaha46.15
तहtaha33.33
टाहtaha17.95
ताहीरtahira2.56
Tah in the Arabic language
طعهth-
طاعهtah-
تاهtah-
تهth-
عطهth-
طاهtah-

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