Tahiri Surname

7,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Tahiri 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.

Tahiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco51,5631:66913
Kosovo6,9231:26926
Algeria6,8771:5,618899
Albania2,7831:1,047124
Spain1,9171:24,3882,583
Pakistan1,1191:159,6464,237
France1,0821:61,3898,342
Afghanistan7051:45,6071,653
Niger6631:28,9471,655
Yemen6091:43,3913,655
Iran5071:151,44513,256
North Macedonia4891:4,297795
Belgium4531:25,3794,015
Sweden3351:29,3932,395
Germany2451:328,59432,651
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Ivory Coast2021:114,2145,743
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Switzerland1821:45,1266,189
Serbia1691:42,2784,285
United Arab Emirates1601:57,2645,561
England1571:354,89225,525
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Greece971:114,22519,199
Norway801:64,2799,125
Slovenia761:32,7336,469
Austria511:166,96921,809
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Finland441:124,92512,029
Azerbaijan431:224,3985,719
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Tunisia391:15,6572,537
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Burkina Faso381:482,9506,794
Australia341:793,99150,673
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Oman221:167,6353,489
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India161:47,941,586492,263
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Montenegro101:63,9563,729
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Tahiri (3,717) may also be a first name.

Tahiri 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

This surname means 'virtuous' or 'immaculate'.

- ziztafa

Tahiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tahiri (Arabic: الطاهري, Hindi: ताहिरी, Marathi: ताहीरी, Oriya: ତାହିରି) is found most in Morocco. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,170th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 92,111 people. The last name Tahiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Tahiri live; 74 percent live in North Africa and 74 percent live in Mahgreb. Tahiri is also the 115,550th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 3,717 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 51,563 people, or 1 in 669. Excluding Morocco this surname is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 9 percent live.

Tahiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tahiri are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tahiri earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.4% less than the national average, earning 261,636 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% less than the national average, earning $40,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahirii9212/
Thahiri926/
Tahirih926/
Tahirri925/
Tahirai923/
Tahhiri923/
Tahiroi922/
Taheiri921/
Tahiori921/
Tahirioy861/
Taheri83170,726/
Tahiry834,265/
Tahire832,000/
Tohiri83426/
Tehiri8327/
Tahirj837/
Tauiri831/
Tahiraj773,618/
Thohiri7786/
Taijiri7754/
Touairi7721/
Taherie7713/
Tohairi775/
Taaheri775/
Tahireh774/
Tahiray774/
Taheriy773/
Taoirid773/
Tahirej773/
Tahiroy773/
Tahirey772/
Tahiore771/
Taherri771/
Taheriz771/
Taherit771/
Thahiry771/
Tauirai771/
Tahaeri771/
Taahira771/
Taeri73123/
Tàiri731/
Taherieh7131/
Tahirouy7117/
Tahayeri717/
Tahaheri715/
Touaitri711/
Theuri678,977/
Touiri67716/
Tahery67715/
Tahere67672/
Tauira67206/
Toheri6787/
Thaeri6726/
Tohiry679/
Tuijri676/
Teheri675/
Tehire674/
Teaira672/
Taerri672/
Teairy671/
Teaire671/
Taesri671/
Taerhi671/
Ta'aihira671/
Taherè671/
Tahayyori671/
Tauire671/

Tahiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahiri in the Hindi language
ताहिरीtahiri63.33
ताहीरीtahiri13.33
ताहिरtahira10
ताहिरिtahiri3.33
ताहिराtahira3.33
ताहीऱtahira3.33
तहीरीtahiri3.33
Tahiri in the Oriya language
ତାହିରିtahiri50
ଟାହିରିtahiri37.5
ଟାହିରୀtahiri12.5
Tahiri in the Marathi language
ताहीरीtahiri50
तािहरीtaihari50
Tahiri in the Arabic language
الطاهريaltahry-

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