Taliban Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Taliban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taliban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2421:317,28321,995
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Taliban (246) may also be a first name.

Taliban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taliban (Hindi: तालिबान) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taliban? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taliban is the 828,895th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Taliban live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 569,299th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 246 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 317,283. In Iran it is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 30 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 21 percent live and Tehran Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Iran this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Taliban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taliban in the Hindi language
तालिबानtalibana80
तालीबानtalibana20

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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 Taliban
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