View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Taher (Arabic: الطاهر, Bengali: তাহের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ, Hindi: ताहेर, Marathi: ताहेर, Oriya: ତାେହର) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 1,544^th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,696 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Taher live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 29 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Taher is also the 3,156^th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 330,954 people.

The last name Taher is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 77,849 people, or 1 in 450. Other than Iraq Taher is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 11 percent are found.

Taher Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Taher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Taher surname expanded 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 those holding the Taher last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.8% being registered with the 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.