Tahirou Surname
Approximately 54,791 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 52,316 | 1:367 | 66 |
| Benin | 1,599 | 1:6,464 | 888 |
| Burkina Faso | 448 | 1:40,965 | 2,026 |
| Ivory Coast | 174 | 1:132,593 | 6,418 |
| Mauritania | 137 | 1:29,890 | 2,483 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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.
- djaffarTahirou Demographics
Average Tahirou Salary in
United States
$22,688 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Tahirou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tahirou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭ | tahyrw | 53.8 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﺮﻭ | tahrw | 24.68 |
| ﺗﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭ | tahyrw | 5.06 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﺮ | tahr | 5.06 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮ | tahyr | 3.8 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﻴﺮﻭ | altahyrw | 1.9 |
| ﻃﻬﻴﺮﻭ | thyrw | 1.27 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮﻭ | altahrw | 1.27 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ | altahr | 1.27 |
| ﻃﺎﻫﻴﺮﺅ | tahyrw | 0.63 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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