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

The last name Tahr (Arabic: عثر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻫﺮ, Hindi: ताहर, Marathi: ताहीर) is borne by more people in Eritrea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tahr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 22,808^th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 306,148 people. Tahr occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Tahr are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 216,309^th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,320 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Eritrea, where it is held by 22,145 people, or 1 in 215. Apart from Eritrea this last name is found 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 incidence of Tahr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tahr surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.