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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 frequently in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Tahir is the 914^th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,568 people. Tahir is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Tahir are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,403^rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 692,589 people.

It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 253,588 people, or 1 in 704. In Pakistan Tahir is mostly found in: Punjab, where 57 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent live and Sindh, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 7 percent live and Sudan, where 7 percent live.

Tahir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Tahir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tahir surname increased 24,414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tahir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Tahir surname are 3.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.