Tahirou Surname

10,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tahirou 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.

Tahirou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger52,3161:36766
Benin1,5991:6,464888
Burkina Faso4481:40,9652,026
Ivory Coast1741:132,5936,418
Mauritania1371:29,8902,483
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France51:13,284,544357,392
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Tahirou (54,770) may also be a first name.

Tahirou 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

Tahirou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tahirou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahirou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tahirou is the 10,263rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 133,006 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tahirou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Tahirou is also the 17,106th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 54,770 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 52,316 people, or 1 in 367. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 45 percent live, Dosso Region, where 23 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent live. Besides Niger this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

Tahirou Last Name Statistics demography

Tahirou earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tahirouy9317/
Thahirou9310/
Ttahirou937/
Tahhirou936/
Tahgirou935/
Tahoirou935/
Tahuirou934/
Tahierou934/
Tahirrou933/
Tahyirou933/
Tahitrou932/
Tahirout931/
Taheirou931/
Tahihrou931/
Htahirou931/
Tahiru9229,620/
Tahiro92797/
Tajhiorou881/
Tauhiro86242/
Thahiru8640/
Tahirru8613/
Taherou8610/
Tahirro8610/
Ttahiru865/
Tahiroy863/
Taahiru862/
Tahiroi862/
Tohirou862/
Tahiroh861/
Taïirou861/
Tahitru861/
Tajhiro861/
Tahirudd802/
Tahirruh801/
Tahirioy801/
Tahira7731,588/
Tohiru77196/
Tahero7757/
Tohiro7748/
Taheru7747/
Tehiro776/
Taeiro773/
Tahirâ772/
Taeiru771/
Taerou771/
Tehiru771/
Tahgihiru751/
Tahirooja751/
Tahiraova751/
Tahiraj713,618/
Tahirah711,455/
Thahira71728/
Tahirra71508/
Tohiroh71440/
Teaioro71215/
Tahhira7115/
Tahirha7110/
Thohiru719/
Tahiray714/
Tahirai713/
Tahuira713/
Tahiraa713/
Tahirej713/
Htahero713/
Tahirey712/
Thohiro712/
Theeiro711/
Taahira711/
Tahiraz711/
Tahiera711/
Taheros711/
Ttahira711/
Taiyero711/
Taero67562/
Thohiroh67353/
Thahirah6768/
Taherosh6737/
Tohierau6731/
Taeru6720/
Tahiraha674/
Tahierah671/
Tahirast671/
Tahirrah671/
Thaahira671/
Teairrau671/

Tahirou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahirou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭtahyrw53.8
ﻃﺎﻫﺮﻭtahrw24.68
ﺗﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭtahyrw5.06
ﻃﺎﻫﺮtahr5.06
ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮtahyr3.8
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭaltahyrw1.9
ﻃﻬﻴﺮﻭthyrw1.27
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮﻭaltahrw1.27
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮaltahr1.27
ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﺅtahyrw0.63

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