Tahiru Surname

18,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tahiru 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.

Tahiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria15,3591:11,5331,203
Ghana14,0621:1,922319
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England191:2,932,529101,561
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Tahiru (16,819) may also be a first name.

Tahiru 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

Tahiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tahiru (Bengali: তাহিরু, Hindi: ताहिरु, Marathi: तहीरु) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Tahiru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,613th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 246,035 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tahiru reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 42,852nd most widespread forename in the world, borne by 16,819 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15,359 people, or 1 in 11,533. In Nigeria Tahiru is most prevalent in: Borno, where 14 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Plateau, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 47 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Tahiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Tahiru last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Tahiru earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahirou9254,791/
Thahiru9240/
Tahirru9213/
Ttahiru925/
Taahiru922/
Tahitru921/
Tahiorou8627/
Taahirou8627/
Tahirouy8617/
Thahirou8610/
Ttahirou867/
Tahhirou866/
Tahgirou865/
Tahoirou865/
Tahuirou864/
Tahierou864/
Tahirrou863/
Tahyirou863/
Tahitrou862/
Tahirudd862/
Tahirout861/
Tahihrou861/
Taheirou861/
Htahirou861/
Tahirruh861/
Tohiru83196/
Taheru8347/
Tehiru831/
Taeiru831/
Tajhiorou801/
Tahgihiru801/
Taherou7710/
Thohiru779/
Tohirou772/
Taïirou771/
Taeru7320/
Tohierau7131/
Teairrau711/
Taerau677/
Toheru676/
Tooiru671/
Taerou671/
Teheru671/

Tahiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahiru in the Bengali language
তাহিরুtahiru-
Tahiru in the Marathi language
तहीरुtahiru60
ताहीरुtahiru20
तिहरुtiharu20
Tahiru in the Hindi language
ताहिरुtahiru33.33
ताहिरूtahiru28.57
तहीरुtahiru9.52
तहिरूनtahiruna4.76
ताहिराtahira4.76
तहिरूtahiru4.76
ताहिरtahira4.76
ताहीरूtahiru4.76
तहीरूtahiru4.76

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