View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Taher Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Taher (Arabic: الطاهر, Bengali: তাহের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ, Hindi: ताहेर, Marathi: ताहेर, Oriya: ତାେହର) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Taher.

How Common Is The Last Name Taher? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,544^th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,696 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Taher reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 29 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,156^th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 330,954 people.

The last name Taher is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is borne by 77,849 people, or 1 in 450. Apart from Iraq it is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 11 percent are found.

Taher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Taher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 77,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taher Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Taher surname is principally Shiite (87%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Taher are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Taher earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 42.32% less than the national average, earning €17,321 per year; in Norway they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning 262,077 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning $44,109 CAD per year.