Tahr Surname

22,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Tahr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea22,1451:21582
Pakistan1,1381:156,9814,196
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tahr (1,320) may also be a first name.

Tahr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tahr (Arabic: عثر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ, Hindi: ताहर, Marathi: ताहीर) is found most in Eritrea. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tahr is the 22,808th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 306,148 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Tahr are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tahr is also the 216,309th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,320 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Eritrea, where it is carried by 22,145 people, or 1 in 215. Not including Eritrea this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Tahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tahr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tahr last name declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahar8921,521/
Tahur89233/
Tahrh8992/
Taihr896/
Tahyr895/
Tahrr893/
Tahhr893/
Taahr892/
Tahjr892/
Thahr891/
Tauhr891/
Tahàr891/
Tahır891/
Teahr891/
Tahrz891/
Tathr891/
Tahrp890/
Tayhr890/
Tar8642,909/
Thahar80528/
Tahair80157/
Taheir8051/
Thahur8034/
Taharh8022/
Tahaur806/
Tahaar805/
Taheur805/
Taihre803/
Taahar802/
Ttahar802/
Taharr801/
Tare7535,944/
Thar7531,212/
Tarr7526,830/
Thor7520,847/
Taur7510,993/
Tart758,827/
Tair758,446/
Tarh756,888/
Tear752,241/
Taar75892/
Tard75810/
Tarp75704/
Htar75325/
Ttar75198/
Tajr75176/
Tarz7554/
Tayr7522/
Tasr7519/
Thár7512/
Tatr7510/
Tohr759/
Tarì759/
Taár758/
Taïr756/
T'Ar753/
Thór753/
Tarı752/
Tgar751/
Dtar751/
Taìr751/
Thaharh7312/
Thahaar735/
Thaheir731/
Tahrova731/
Thaghir731/
Thore679,335/
Thaur674,437/
Teare672,366/
Tarre671,866/
Thair671,512/
Tartt671,199/
Taire671,128/
Thaar67747/
Tharh67545/
Taure67482/
Thoor67343/
Tarhe67315/
Thour67240/
Thorr67214/
Thare67183/
Thear67180/
Taare67159/
Tahyrova67151/
Tarrh67140/
Thorz67124/
Tharr6791/
Teart6779/
Tayre6772/
Tearr6752/
Tardd6746/
Tasre6745/
Tahyrowa6737/
Their6731/
Taharova6728/
Thorø6725/
Tardt6718/
Tohur6717/
Tarph6715/
Theur6715/
Taart6715/
Tajrh6712/
Htair6710/
Thoir679/
T'Arr677/
Tauyr677/
Thatr677/
Tarpø677/
Thuor675/
Taair675/
Taard674/
Teard674/
Thasr674/
Taurd672/
Tearz672/
Tarrd672/
Htare671/
Ttaar671/
Thayr671/
Thahaire671/
Thotr671/
Thhor671/
Taird671/
T'Tar671/
Taatr671/
Taurt671/
Tairh671/
Taitr671/
Tarrt671/
Tharz671/
Tharø671/
Taarh671/
Taarr671/
Taharová671/
Tardh671/
Tardì671/
Tarhh671/
Thoër671/
Tarzs671/
Tajrt671/
Tayrh671/
Tearh671/
Taujr671/
Taãœr671/
Tarrr671/
Tearp670/
Theyr670/
Tarpp670/
Tairr670/
Thorh670/
Tairt670/
Tatrp670/
Teatr670/

Tahr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮaltahr-
Tahr in the Marathi language
ताहीरtahira-
Tahr in the Hindi language
ताहरtahara98.84
Tahr in the Arabic language
عثرthr-

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