Taherr Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Taherr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taherr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Taherr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Taherr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Taherr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taherr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Taherr are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Taherr is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Taherr is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 67 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taher91352,126/
Thaher832,097/
Tahier83196/
Tahert8361/
Tajher8352/
Tauher8330/
Taherh8328/
Htaher8325/
Taaher8315/
Taheur835/
Tahirr835/
Tahher832/
Ttaher832/
Taherd832/
Dtaher831/
T'Aher831/
Tahger831/
Tgaher831/
Taeher830/
Taer802,307/
Thahier7741/
Tahaher7712/
Tauhert7712/
Tajheer772/
Taherth771/
Thaaher771/
Tahir73579,859/
Toher731,228/
Thaer73429/
Taere73170/
Thoer73167/
Teher73100/
Theur7315/
Taerh738/
Ta'er732/
Tahır731/
Taeer731/
Taherova711/
Thahir6711,943/
Tohier67318/
Tauhir67101/
Taahir6775/
Thoher6752/
Ttahir6737/
Htahir6730/
Thäger6722/
Tajhir6719/
Thaeer6716/
Tahhir6711/
Tayjer678/
Dtahir678/
Tayier676/
Toeher675/
Theair673/
Thaert672/
Taayer672/
Tahihr671/
Taiyer671/
Tohert671/
Tahirì671/
Thaaer671/
Tohirr671/
Tahird671/
Taeair671/
Tahuir671/
Teahir671/
T'Ahir671/
Tayyer671/
Tahoir671/
Thaherová671/
Tajyer671/
Tahirh671/
Teeher670/
Thoere670/

Taherr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taherr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮaltahr-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taherr
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