Taha Surname

681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Taha 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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Taha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan256,7621:14617
Egypt242,9321:37832
Iraq73,6361:47680
Saudi Arabia53,2661:57932
Syria26,7871:72190
Morocco17,7901:1,938119
Jordan12,7921:69185
Libya11,0701:564109
Ivory Coast10,8201:2,132206
Yemen10,6851:2,473378
Palestine10,5101:43326
Ethiopia10,3031:9,4681,434
Israel7,9411:1,07869
Lebanon6,7311:837155
Chad5,9701:2,277409
Philippines4,6881:21,5952,747
Indonesia4,6361:28,5273,366
Malaysia4,0931:7,206890
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
India3,0101:254,83914,725
Iran2,4501:31,3403,766
United Arab Emirates2,3851:3,842487
United States2,0721:174,93217,578
Kuwait2,0341:1,869229
Pakistan1,8511:96,5123,130
Bahrain1,0871:1,241161
Algeria1,0771:35,8706,508
Qatar9981:2,363203
Brunei9251:45383
Oman7061:5,224738
Canada6231:59,1426,977
France5631:117,98017,787
Sweden4831:20,3871,692
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England4291:129,87912,877
Nigeria4201:421,76821,856
Thailand3981:177,48328,832
Brazil3821:560,40420,967
Germany2821:285,48029,786
Australia2221:121,60213,381
Cameroon1861:111,66212,987
Denmark1741:32,4413,361
Argentina1721:248,50820,139
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Tanzania1411:375,47227,321
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Turkey1151:676,70835,042
Senegal1121:130,1731,180
Tunisia1001:6,106980
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Chile971:181,6135,887
Burkina Faso961:191,1684,278
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Italy801:764,45962,244
Niger771:249,2477,915
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Belgium671:171,59223,333
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Afghanistan591:544,9696,640
Norway591:87,15712,054
Puerto Rico551:64,5481,296
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Austria521:163,75821,504
Mauritania501:81,8975,336
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Greece401:276,99541,298
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Angola361:749,7002,649
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Benin261:397,52329,143
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Wales211:147,35910,403
Ireland191:247,8399,475
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Finland111:499,70030,478
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
Djibouti91:101,659734
Eritrea91:527,989318
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China71:195,331,65210,124
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Panama41:978,06412,245
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Taha (447,489) may also be a first name.

Taha 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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Taha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taha (Arabic: طها, Bengali: তাহা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﻪ, Hindi: ताहा, Marathi: ताहा, Oriya: ତାହା) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taha is the 681st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,105 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Taha reside; 66 percent reside in North Africa and 64 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,282nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 447,489 people.

Taha is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 256,762 people, or 1 in 146. Not including Sudan it occurs in 139 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 30 percent reside and Iraq, where 9 percent reside.

Taha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Taha surname expanded 103,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Taha surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Shiite (49%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Taha last name are 35.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Taha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.5% less than the national average, earning 271,673 kr per year; in Peru they earn 63.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,052 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning R 268,956 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaha898,042/
Tahay894,003/
Tahah891,234/
Tahaa891,169/
Tahai89305/
Tahau89215/
Tahaj89139/
Taaha89127/
Htaha898/
Ttaha892/
Dtaha892/
Tah8633,333/
Tha8626,818/
Taa864,835/
Thahas807/
Taahaa807/
Thahaa806/
Tahass805/
Tahahe805/
Thaaha804/
Dtahat804/
Tahays804/
Tahaja804/
Thahad803/
Tahaha802/
Thahay802/
Tahait801/
Thahaj801/
Tahaaa801/
Tahaip801/
Tahayt801/
Ttahai801/
Thahai801/
Tahajj801/
Taahha801/
Thai75366,141/
Tash7517,285/
Thau753,627/
Tahu753,122/
Thaj752,729/
Thay752,463/
Taaj752,249/
Taai751,614/
Taah751,238/
Taat75923/
Tach75799/
Taay75799/
Tahy75703/
Taih75612/
Taas75522/
Tajh75485/
Thah75442/
Thaa75343/
Tauh7592/
Ttaa7584/
Taph7566/
Ta'a7564/
Taad7562/
Taaz7562/
Thha7540/
Tayh7536/
Taap7528/
Tadh7514/
Tahh7512/
Tahj758/
Taaa757/
Dtha756/
Ttah756/
Dtah755/
Dtaa754/
Thaï753/
Tgah753/
Ttha752/
Tağa752/
Tahp752/
Htha751/
Thaí751/
T'Ah751/
Htah751/
T'Aa751/
Tahaish7373/
Thaahaa731/
Thahaad731/
Thahash731/
Taahaja731/
Tahaysh731/
Thahahe731/
Thahaye731/
Thaahai731/
Ta671,030,717/
Taova671,386/
Taish671,201/
Teach67978/
Thaah67786/
Tauch67685/
Tazsh67596/
Taich67423/
Taaya67384/
Tahei67379/
Ta'ai67263/
Tatsh67249/
Tahey67166/
Ttash67153/
Tatch6795/
Hthai6793/
Thaai6776/
Taush6768/
Taheu6765/
Thaij6764/
Taats6755/
Tashh6752/
Taach6751/
Tahîș6748/
Taowa6745/
Taaja6736/
Tahyi6729/
Tahîş6729/
Taatz6726/
Thaaj6723/
Taiph6722/
Thahu6720/
Ttaad6719/
Taaid6719/
Thast6716/
Ta'at6716/
Toaia6714/
Thauß6713/
Taaia6712/
Taaie6712/
Thacz6711/
Tacht6710/
Thaiß6710/
Tahij679/
Taash678/
Tahch676/
Taych676/
Toaya676/
Taaye676/
Taatø676/
Dttah675/
Tahii675/
Taaas675/
Taahh675/
Thaph674/
Tauph673/
Thaih673/
Taysh673/
Thhaz673/
Tathd672/
Thajh672/
Tajch672/
Tauhd672/
Thauh672/
Taais672/
Gytha672/
Ttaaj671/
Ttaap671/
Thasz671/
Thatp671/
Thauj671/
Thaup671/
Tayhd671/
Thaay671/
Thadp671/
Ththa671/
Thhay671/
Tajph671/
Tadsh671/
Teaht671/
Taajj671/
Hdtah671/
Thajo671/
Taait671/
Taajh671/
Taajs671/
Tahht671/
Tahyy671/
Taphh671/
Dtahe671/
Httah671/
Tyoha671/
Tuoha671/
Thhaa671/
Tahgi671/
Taass671/
Taaah671/
Taaaj671/
Tasht671/
Tauhy670/
Thasp670/
Teaph670/
Taapp670/
Thahy670/

Taha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taha in the Bengali language
তাহাtaha-
Taha in the Oriya language
ତାହାtaha-
Taha in the Hindi language
ताहाtaha92.94
तहाtaha6.54
ताह़ाtahaa0.17
तांहाtanha0.17
Taha in the Marathi language
ताहाtaha66.41
तहाtaha23.05
तहtaha4.3
टाहाtaha3.91
ताहtaha1.56
टहाtaha0.39
Taha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﻪth50.43
ﻃﺎﻫﺎtaha11.11
ﻃﺎﻩtah10.26
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺣﻪaltahh7.69
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻩaltah5.98
ﺗﺎﻩtah4.27
ﺗﺎﻫﺎtaha3.42
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻫﺎaltaha1.71
ﻃﻬﺎtha1.71
ﺗﺎﺣﻪtahh0.85
ﺃﺗﺎﻫﻪatahh0.85
Taha in the Arabic language
طهاtha-
طّهth-
تهاtha-
طُهtuh-
تيحهtyhh-
طاهيtahy-
طَهtah-
طاههtahh-
طاهاtaha-
طهth-

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