Tahan Surname
Approximately 30,117 people bear this surname
Tahan Surname User-submission:
The surname Tahan has several possible origins and meanings, depending on the cultural and geographical context.
In Arabic, tahan (تاهان) means 'he was defeated' or 'he was humiliated'. It is also a variant of the Arabic name Taha, which means 'pure' or 'virtuous'.
Read More About This SurnameTahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 10,098 | 1:9,104 | 1,113 |
| Iran | 5,783 | 1:13,277 | 1,773 |
| Syria | 2,918 | 1:6,614 | 687 |
| Lebanon | 1,591 | 1:3,543 | 671 |
| Turkey | 1,538 | 1:50,599 | 5,007 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| Indonesia | 1,105 | 1:119,683 | 12,067 |
| United States | 716 | 1:506,228 | 42,514 |
| Israel | 598 | 1:14,310 | 2,164 |
| Philippines | 564 | 1:179,500 | 28,912 |
| Ivory Coast | 547 | 1:42,178 | 2,716 |
| Ukraine | 430 | 1:105,867 | 15,135 |
| Palestine | 391 | 1:11,634 | 2,230 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Brazil | 300 | 1:713,581 | 26,162 |
| Argentina | 222 | 1:192,538 | 16,021 |
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| Venezuela | 192 | 1:157,313 | 4,763 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| Thailand | 92 | 1:767,808 | 125,203 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| United Arab Emirates | 69 | 1:132,787 | 10,955 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Jordan | 58 | 1:152,456 | 8,483 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Cambodia | 18 | 1:860,397 | 5,106 |
| Yemen | 14 | 1:1,887,521 | 12,953 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Ťahan (8) are calculated separately.
Tahan (4,350) may also be a first name.
Tahan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Tahan has several possible origins and meanings, depending on the cultural and geographical context.
In Arabic, tahan (تاهان) means 'he was defeated' or 'he was humiliated'. It is also a variant of the Arabic name Taha, which means 'pure' or 'virtuous'.
In Hebrew, Tahan (טהן) is a surname that is derived from the Hebrew word tahana, which means 'mill'. It is possible that the name referred to someone who owned or worked at a mill.
In Armenian, Tahan (Թահան) is a surname that means 'crown' or 'tiara'.
The surname Tahan is found in various parts of the world, including the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. It is likely that different branches of the Tahan family have different origins and meanings for their surname, depending on their cultural and linguistic heritage.
- dyenizaTahan Demographics
Average Male Tahan Height
173.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tahan (Arabic: ثان, Bengali: তাহান, Hindi: तहां, Marathi: तहान, Oriya: ଟାହାଣ) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ťahan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,315th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 241,974 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Tahan reside; 34 percent reside in North Africa and 34 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 104,727th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 4,350 people.
The last name Tahan is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 10,098 people, or 1 in 9,104. Without taking into account Egypt this surname occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent live and Syria, where 10 percent live.
Tahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tahan last name expanded 1,836 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Shiite (51%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Tahan surname are 4.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Tahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.1% less than the national average, earning R 44,916 per year; in United States they earn 40.23% more than the national average, earning $60,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,605 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tahan in the Hindi language | ||
| तहां | taham | 53.85 |
| तहन | tahana | 11.54 |
| तहाँ | taham | 11.54 |
| तहान | tahana | 7.69 |
| ताहन | tahana | 3.85 |
| टहन | tahana | 3.85 |
| ताहान | tahana | 3.85 |
| ताहां | taham | 3.85 |
| Tahan in the Bengali language | ||
| তাহান | tahana | 50 |
| তহন | tahana | 50 |
| Tahan in the Marathi language | ||
| तहान | tahana | 50 |
| तहाँ | taham | 50 |
| Tahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାହାଣ | tahana | 33.33 |
| ଟହନ | tahana | 33.33 |
| ଟହାନ | tahana | 16.67 |
| ତାହାନ | tahana | 16.67 |
| Tahan in the Arabic language | ||
| ثان | than | - |
| الطحّان | althan | - |
| طحّان | than | - |
| الطحان | althan | - |
| طحان | than | - |
| تهان | than | - |
| تاهان | tahan | - |
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