Taher Surname

1,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Taher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq77,8491:45076
Egypt69,3131:1,326188
Yemen37,8331:69896
Eritrea24,3591:19568
Libya22,1401:28240
Bangladesh21,2681:7,493672
Iran16,9151:4,539620
Saudi Arabia15,3441:2,011231
Indonesia11,4811:11,5191,462
Syria10,4861:1,841231
Sudan8,9601:4,186602
India6,6701:115,0027,484
Chad6,5471:2,076385
Mauritania3,3651:1,217162
United Arab Emirates2,3071:3,972500
Morocco2,2491:15,3302,288
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Niger1,5341:12,511889
Philippines1,2921:78,35813,561
Kuwait1,2241:3,105409
Bahrain1,1171:1,207156
Lebanon1,0151:5,554967
Palestine7791:5,8391,284
United States7761:467,08639,768
Algeria7711:50,1068,658
Malaysia4981:59,2254,485
Pakistan4731:377,6837,293
England4701:118,54912,057
Israel4671:18,3252,728
Jordan3631:24,3593,339
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Sweden2371:41,5473,309
Canada2341:157,46015,959
France1791:371,07755,233
Cameroon1711:121,45713,881
Tunisia1351:4,523716
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Djibouti1251:7,319508
Oman1071:34,4672,417
Spain991:472,24324,257
Mauritius761:17,0193,609
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Australia431:627,80744,139
Norway401:128,55716,659
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Austria351:243,29828,936
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Greece211:527,60966,013
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Finland111:499,70030,478
Guinea111:1,075,8021,333
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
China81:170,915,1968,932
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Wales61:515,75523,171
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Taher (330,954) may also be a first name.

Taher Last Name Facts

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 more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taher? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 77,849 people, or 1 in 450. Other than Iraq this surname occurs in 98 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent live and Yemen, where 11 percent live.

Taher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taher surname expanded 77,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Shiite (87%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Taher surname are 0.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.8% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaher912,097/
Tahier91196/
Tahert9161/
Tajher9152/
Tauher9130/
Taherh9128/
Htaher9125/
Taaher9115/
Taheur915/
Taherr914/
Taherd912/
Ttaher912/
Tahher912/
Tgaher911/
Dtaher911/
T'Aher911/
Tahger911/
Taeher910/
Taer892,307/
Thahier8341/
Tauhert8312/
Tahaher8312/
Tajheer832/
Taherth831/
Thaaher831/
Tahir80579,859/
Toher801,228/
Thaer80429/
Taere80170/
Thoer80167/
Teher80100/
Theur8015/
Taerh808/
Ta'er802/
Taeer801/
Tahır801/
Taherova771/
Thahir7311,943/
Tohier73318/
Tauhir73101/
Taahir7375/
Thoher7352/
Ttahir7337/
Htahir7330/
Thäger7322/
Tajhir7319/
Thaeer7316/
Tahhir7311/
Tayjer738/
Dtahir738/
Tayier736/
Toeher735/
Tahirr735/
Theair733/
Thaert732/
Taayer732/
Tahoir731/
Tahird731/
Thaaer731/
Tohert731/
Taiyer731/
Tahuir731/
Taeair731/
Tahirì731/
T'Ahir731/
Tajyer731/
Tahirh731/
Tahihr731/
Tayyer731/
Teahir731/
Teeher730/
Thoere730/
Thaherová711/
Toer67155/
Teär6753/
Teur6745/
Thahhir6720/
Taerova6715/
Thaijer674/
Tajgeer673/
Tahirhs672/
Tahahir671/
Tağeyer671/
Thaeier671/
Téer671/
Thahirp671/
Theauer671/
Theahir671/
Hthahir671/

Taher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taher in the Bengali language
তাহেরtahera99.46
তাহের্taher0.18
তাহেবtaheba0.18
তাহিরtahira0.18
Taher in the Hindi language
ताहेरtahera95.44
ताहिरtahira2.93
तहेरtahera0.65
तहिरtahira0.33
््ताहेरtahera0.33
टहेराtahera0.33
Taher in the Marathi language
ताहेरtahera93.74
तहेरtahera0.57
ताहीरtahira0.47
तहरtahara0.08
ताहेराtahera0.07
नाहेरnahera0.06
टाहेरtahera0.04
ताहेलtahela0.03
तहरेtahare0.03
जाहेरjahera0.03
महेmahe0.01
ताहेtahe0.01
अमेरamera0.01
टहेरtahera0.01
तानेरtanera0.01
ताहीरीtahiri0.01
तादेरtadera0.01
ताहेऱtahera0.01
ताहीराtahira0.01
ताहेरीtaheri0.01
ताहेदtaheda0.01
आमेरamera0.01
ताहरेtahare0.01
तहारेtahare0.01
Taher in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮaltahr92.74
ﻃﺎﻫﺮtahr6.8
Taher in the Oriya language
ତାେହରtaehara92.37
ତାେହର୍taehar5.77
ତାହିରtahira1.03
ତାହିର୍tahir0.41
ମହmaha0.21
Taher in the Arabic language
الطاهرaltahr-
طاهرtahr-

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