Taira Surname
Approximately 68,285 people bear this surname
Taira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 63,242 | 1:2,022 | 366 |
| Brazil | 1,402 | 1:152,692 | 5,845 |
| United States | 1,144 | 1:316,835 | 28,949 |
| Cameroon | 577 | 1:35,995 | 4,850 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Peru | 370 | 1:85,903 | 5,823 |
| India | 185 | 1:4,146,299 | 111,116 |
| Argentina | 140 | 1:305,310 | 24,356 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Israel | 80 | 1:106,970 | 12,128 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Finland | 38 | 1:144,650 | 13,416 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
The alternate forms: Taíra (3), Táira (1) & Taïra (1) are calculated separately.
Taira (22,475) may also be a first name.
Taira Demographics
Average Taira Salary in
United States
$52,163 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Taira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taira (Bengali: তইরা, Georgian: ტაირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺮﺓ, Hindi: तैरा, Marathi: ताईरा, Oriya: ତଇରା) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Taíra, Táira or Taïra. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Taira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Taira is the 8,347th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 106,723 people. Taira is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Taira reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Taira is also the 34,634th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 22,475 people.
The last name Taira is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 63,242 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Japan Taira is most numerous in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent reside. Beside Japan Taira exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Taira Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Taira last name are 30.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.87% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Taira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 88.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,601 per year; in Colombia they earn 111.17% more than the national average, earning $47,940,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning $52,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taira in the Bengali language | ||
| তইরা | ta'ira | - |
| Taira in the Georgian language | ||
| ტაირა | taira | 82.14 |
| თაირა | taira | 17.86 |
| Taira in the Marathi language | ||
| ताईरा | ta'ira | 72.73 |
| तैरा | taira | 9.09 |
| ताहीरा | tahira | 4.55 |
| ताइरा | ta'ira | 4.55 |
| तीरा | tira | 4.55 |
| तािहरा | taihara | 4.55 |
| Taira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺮﺓ | altyrt | 71.43 |
| ﻃﻴﺮﻩ | tyrh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺮﻩ | altyrh | 14.29 |
| Taira in the Hindi language | ||
| तैरा | taira | 46.75 |
| ताईरा | ta'ira | 24.26 |
| ताइरा | ta'ira | 23.67 |
| तायरा | tayara | 2.37 |
| तइरा | ta'ira | 1.18 |
| टैरा | taira | 1.18 |
| तईरा | ta'ira | 0.59 |
| Taira in the Oriya language | ||
| ତଇରା | ta'ira | 39.29 |
| େତୖରା | etara | 28.57 |
| ତାଇରା | ta'ira | 17.86 |
| ତାଏରା | ta'era | 7.14 |
| ଟାଇର | ta'ira | 3.57 |
| ତାେରା | taera | 3.57 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taira
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