Tahir Surname

914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Brunei

Tahir Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'purity' or 'what is pure'. It is from the Arabic root ta-ha-ra, which is related to purification.

Tahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan253,5881:704112
Chad42,2681:32227
Sudan39,2001:957120
Eritrea33,2171:14343
Nigeria31,0981:5,696709
Ethiopia26,8841:3,628601
Indonesia26,8421:4,927618
India26,4511:28,9992,157
Malaysia21,8461:1,350204
Afghanistan17,4071:1,847219
Algeria10,4841:3,685538
Saudi Arabia10,0171:3,080403
Morocco8,6221:3,999416
Iran3,5941:21,3642,716
United Arab Emirates3,1941:2,869361
Brunei3,0711:13619
Philippines3,0261:33,4564,992
England2,7471:20,2832,873
United States1,7091:212,08820,729
Bulgaria1,3101:5,327714
Niger1,1861:16,1821,077
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Canada8991:40,9855,110
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
France7431:89,39812,844
Tanzania6921:76,5057,928
Qatar6211:3,797383
Somalia5881:22,8781,280
Oman5671:6,504929
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Iraq4451:78,7002,572
Cameroon4321:48,0776,293
Turkey4211:184,84913,871
Kuwait3761:10,1081,395
Spain3701:126,3579,725
Bahrain3531:3,820655
Syria3231:59,7552,835
Belgium2871:40,0586,549
Sweden2841:34,6722,815
Germany2211:364,27834,837
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Thailand1721:410,68872,080
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Scotland1641:32,6453,260
Nepal1431:199,1682,935
Norway1161:44,3306,343
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Denmark741:76,2807,479
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Albania621:47,0016,300
Wales531:58,3875,284
Mauritania521:78,7475,195
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Greece501:221,59634,567
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Ireland361:130,8046,280
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Azerbaijan341:283,7986,661
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
China221:62,150,9803,380
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Austria161:532,21549,801
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Finland131:422,82327,659
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Libya91:693,7751,982
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Djibouti41:228,733966
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tahir (692,589) may also be a first name.

Tahir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'purity' or 'what is pure'. It is from the Arabic root ta-ha-ra, which is related to purification.

- djaffar

Tahir Last Name Facts

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

Tahir (Bengali: তাহির, Georgian: თაჰირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ, Hindi: ताहिर, Marathi: ताहीर, Oriya: ତାହିର) is found most in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tahir is the 914th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,568 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Tahir reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,403rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 692,589 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 253,588 people, or 1 in 704. In Pakistan Tahir is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 57 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent reside and Sindh, where 14 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it is found in 123 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 7 percent reside and Sudan, where 7 percent reside.

Tahir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tahir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tahir last name expanded 24,414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tahir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tahir last name is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tahir surname are 3.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tahir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.91% less than the national average, earning 249,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning R 195,600 per year; in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $48,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thahir9111,943/
Tahier91196/
Tauhir91101/
Taahir9175/
Ttahir9137/
Htahir9130/
Tajhir9119/
Tahhir9111/
Dtahir918/
Tahirr915/
Tahird911/
Tahuir911/
Tahoir911/
Tahirì911/
T'Ahir911/
Tahirh911/
Tahihr911/
Teahir911/
Thahier8341/
Thahhir8320/
Tahirhs832/
Hthahir831/
Theahir831/
Thahirp831/
Tahahir831/
Taher80352,126/
Tohir8015,904/
Tehir8030/
Toair802/
Teair802/
Tahır801/
Tauir801/
Tahirova777,662/
Tahirowa774/
Tahirová771/
Thohir733,922/
Thaher732,097/
Tohier73318/
Htohir7374/
Tahert7361/
Tajher7352/
Tauher7330/
Taherh7328/
Htaher7325/
Tohair7322/
Taaher7315/
Thouir7312/
Tayier736/
Tajgir736/
Taheur735/
Taherr734/
Tohior734/
Touair733/
Theair733/
Ttaher732/
Tahher732/
Taijir732/
Taherd732/
Tauire731/
Taeair731/
Dtaher731/
Tohird731/
Teaire731/
Tajjir731/
T'Aher731/
Tahger731/
Tgaher731/
Taiyer731/
Tohirr731/
Teaair731/
Taeher730/
Taer672,307/
Tahaher6712/
Tauhert6712/
Thohair679/
Thaijer674/
Tajheer672/
Taherth671/
Thaeier671/
Touairt671/
Thaaher671/

Tahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahir in the Bengali language
তাহিরtahira97.22
তহিরtahira2.78
Tahir in the Georgian language
თაჰირtahir96.08
ტაჰირtahir3.92
Tahir in the Hindi language
ताहिरtahira92.95
ताहीरtahira6.21
तहीरtahira0.38
तहिरtahira0.35
़ताहिरtahira0.02
ताहिऱtahira0.01
ताहिराtahira0.01
ताहेरtahera0.01
ताहीरा़tahira0
माहिरmahira0
ताहरtahara0
ताहीराtahira0
तारिtari0
Tahir in the Oriya language
ତାହିରtahira86.68
ତାହିର୍tahir5.78
ତହିରtahira2.76
ତାହୀରtahira1.76
ତାହିtahi0.5
ତାହୀର୍tahir0.25
ତାହିଦtahida0.25
ମହmaha0.25
Tahir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮaltahr82.5
ﻃﺎﻫﺮtahr15
ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮtahyr2.5
Tahir in the Marathi language
ताहीरtahira67.03
तािहरtaihara27.35
तहीरtahira1.59
ताहेरtahera0.4
तगीरtagira0.24
जहीरjahira0.19
नाहीरnahira0.11
ताहीलtahila0.05
ताहीराtahira0.05
अमीरamira0.05
तहीदtahida0.03
तहेरtahera0.03
तहारेtahare0.03
ताहिरtahira0.03
हीरhira0.03
ताहरेtahare0.03
ताहेराtahera0.03
जाहीरjahira0.03
तासीरtasira0.03

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