Tahini Surname

123,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Tahini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tahini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3,5851:1,572301
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tahini (58) may also be a first name.

Tahini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tahini (Arabic: طحينة, Hindi: ताहिनी) is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 123,602nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,973,340 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tahini live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant. Tahini is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 58 people.

The surname Tahini is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 3,585 people, or 1 in 1,572. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 74 percent reside, South Governorate, where 13 percent reside and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Barring Lebanon it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 1 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent reside.

Tahini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tahini last name is chiefly Shiite (97%) in Lebanon.

Tahini earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahinni921/
Taheini921/
Tehini83111/
Tahine8324/
Taheni8317/
Tohini8312/
Taeini834/
Tahiny831/
Toaini831/
Teahionui801/
Thoaini777,802/
Tahenni77396/
Tajjini77194/
Tahinay77179/
Tohaini7718/
Tahineh773/
Tohinni771/
Tahinoy771/
Taeni73104/
Teainnie715/
Toohitni711/
Teahiner710/
Taheny67559/
Thoeni67226/
Taeeni67127/
Toheni67104/
Touini676/
Toaina674/
Thaeni674/
Tauine672/
Tauiny671/
Toayni671/
Toaine671/
Taemni671/
Tehine671/
Taenis671/

Tahini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahini in the Hindi language
ताहिनीtahini-
Tahini in the Arabic language
طحينةthynt-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tahini
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