Tahira Surname

17,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Tahira 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.

Tahira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan22,6661:7,882641
Bangladesh4,8661:32,7492,063
India1,5141:506,64825,428
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Indonesia2511:526,88942,751
England2411:231,19519,235
Brazil1901:1,126,70739,309
United States751:4,832,786249,377
United Arab Emirates731:125,51110,390
Afghanistan581:554,3656,714
Niger271:710,81516,981
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Japan211:6,087,82341,347
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Norway161:321,39331,311
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Albania71:416,29417,617
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China51:273,464,31313,838
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Tahirâ (2) are calculated separately.

Tahira (618,257) may also be a first name.

Tahira 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

Tahira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tahira (Arabic: طاهرة, Bengali: তাহেরা, Georgian: თაჰირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮﺓ, Hindi: ताहिरा, Marathi: ताहीरा, Oriya: ତାହିରା) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tahirâ. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tahira is the 17,525th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 230,706 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tahira reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,594th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 618,257 people.

The surname Tahira is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 22,666 people, or 1 in 7,882. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 75 percent live, Sindh, where 11 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 15 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Tahira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tahira last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Tahira earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.05% less than the national average, earning 280,141 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.3% more than the national average, earning $55,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $41,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahirâ942/
Tahiraj923,618/
Tahirah921,455/
Thahira92728/
Tahirra92508/
Tahhira9215/
Tahirha9210/
Tahiray924/
Tahirai923/
Tahuira923/
Tahiraa923/
Tahiera921/
Ttahira921/
Tahiraz921/
Taahira921/
Thahirah8668/
Tahiraha864/
Tahirast861/
Tahirrah861/
Thaahira861/
Tahierah861/
Tahera8312,425/
Tahiro83797/
Tauira83206/
Tehira8361/
Tohira8326/
Teaira832/
Ta'aihira801/
Tahiraova801/
Tahirou7754,791/
Tauhiro77242/
Thahera77136/
Taheraj7738/
Tohirah7729/
Thohira7726/
Toheira7718/
Taherah7717/
Tahirro7710/
Teairra774/
Tehiraj773/
Tahiroy773/
Taahera773/
Tahiroi772/
Tahirey772/
Touaira771/
Taijira771/
Tahiroh771/
Tahhera771/
Taheraa771/
Tehiray771/
Taherra771/
Taherad771/
Tajhiro771/
Tauirai771/
Taera73304/
Tohierau7131/
Tahiorou7127/
Taahirou7127/
Thahirou7110/
Ttahirou717/
Taherzah717/
Thohirah717/
Tahhirou716/
Tahoirou715/
Tahgirou715/
Tahierou714/
Tahuirou714/
Tahyirou713/
Tahirrou713/
Taherrah712/
Thaherah712/
Tahitrou712/
Toheirah711/
Tahirout711/
Tahihrou711/
Taheraha711/
Taheirou711/
Taherajh711/
Tieairra711/
Thaheraa711/
Teairrau711/
Htahirou711/
Teuira67762/
Taerea67474/
Touira67362/
Tahero6757/
Tohiro6748/
Tehera6725/
Thaera6715/
Taerga6711/
Taerau677/
Tohera677/
Tehiro676/
Taeiro673/
Taerra672/
Teaera671/
Tajhiorou671/
Taeraj671/
Teeira671/

Tahira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮﺓaltahrt-
Tahira in the Georgian language
თაჰირაtahira95.83
ტაჰირაtahira4.17
Tahira in the Hindi language
ताहिराtahira92.44
ताहीराtahira5.81
तहिराtahira1.17
तहीराtahira0.5
ताहिरtahira0.03
ताहेराtahera0.02
ताहिरांtahiram0.01
ताऐराta'aira0
ताहिासtahiasa0
तहीरtahira0
ताहीशtahisa0
ताहीरांtahiram0
तरहिराtarahira0
Tahira in the Oriya language
ତାହିରାtahira91.87
ତହିରାtahira3.25
ଟାହିରାtahira1.63
ତାହିରtahira1.63
ତାହୀରାtahira0.81
ତହୀରାtahira0.81
Tahira in the Marathi language
ताहीराtahira47.64
तािहराtaihara41.44
तहीराtahira3.72
ताहीरtahira2.09
ताहेराtahera0.77
तािहरtaihara0.54
ताहीदाtahida0.23
अिरफairapha0.15
फिरदphirada0.15
तहीरtahira0.15
नझीरnajhira0.15
आिरफairapha0.15
ताथराtathara0.08
ताहीराबीtahirabi0.08
झहीरjhahira0.08
नाहीराnahira0.08
जहीराjahira0.08
ताहरानीtaharani0.08
ताहेरtahera0.08
नाझीरnajhira0.08
जहीरjahira0.08
ितहराitahara0.08
ताहीसtahisa0.08
ताराबीtarabi0.08
साहीराsahira0.08
तगाीरtagaira0.08
Tahira in the Bengali language
তাহেরাtahera33.33
তাহিরাtahira33.33
তহিরাtahira33.33
Tahira in the Arabic language
طاهرةtahrt-

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