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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 most common in Egypt. It may occur 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}

This last name is the 18,315^th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 241,974 people. The last name Tahan occurs mostly 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 104,727^th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 4,350 people.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,098 people, or 1 in 9,104. Aside from Egypt it occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent live and Syria, where 10 percent live.

Tahan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tahan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,836 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tahan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Shiite (51%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tahan last name are 4.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.53% being registered to vote for 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.