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

Taira (Bengali: তইরা, Georgian: ტაირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺮﺓ, Hindi: तैरा, Marathi: ताईरा, Oriya: ତଇରା) is found most in Japan. It can be rendered as: Taíra, Táira or Taïra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Taira is the 8,347^th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 106,723 people. It 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 34,634^th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 22,475 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 63,242 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 37 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Taira Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Taira surname are 30.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.87% registered with 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.