Thahir Surname

43,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Thahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,0431:4,126601
Indonesia2,3601:56,0386,200
India1,5291:501,67825,263
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
United Arab Emirates7611:12,0401,496
Qatar2621:9,000985
Malaysia1811:162,9529,997
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Singapore301:183,5907,666
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England211:2,653,24194,788
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Oman51:737,5946,889
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Thahir (4,405) may also be a first name.

Thahir Last Name Facts

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

Thahir (Hindi: ताहिर, Marathi: थाहीर) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thahir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,532nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 610,194 people. The surname Thahir is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Thahir are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 103,905th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 4,405 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 5,043 people, or 1 in 4,126. Aside from Sri Lanka this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Thahir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thahir last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thahir earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.52% more than the national average, earning $56,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning $41,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thahier9241/
Thahhir9220/
Tahahir921/
Thahirp921/
Theahir921/
Hthahir921/
Tahir91579,859/
Thohir833,922/
Thaher832,097/
Tahier83196/
Tauhir83101/
Taahir8375/
Ttahir8337/
Htahir8330/
Tohair8322/
Tajhir8319/
Tahhir8311/
Dtahir838/
Tahirr835/
Theair833/
Tahird831/
Tahuir831/
Tahoir831/
Tahirì831/
T'Ahir831/
Tahirh831/
Tahihr831/
Teahir831/
Tahaher7712/
Thohair779/
Thaijer774/
Tahirhs772/
Thaeier771/
Thaaher771/
Taher73352,126/
Tohir7315,904/
Thaer73429/
Tehir7330/
Teair732/
Toair732/
Tauir731/
Tahır731/
Tahirova717,662/
Tahirowa714/
Tahirová711/
Tohier67318/
Htohir6774/
Tahert6761/
Thoher6752/
Taherh6728/
Htaher6725/
Thaeer6716/
Taaher6715/
Thouir6712/
Tayier676/
Tajgir676/
Taheur675/
Taherr674/
Tohior674/
Touair673/
Ttaher672/
Thaert672/
Tahher672/
Taijir672/
Taherd672/
Thaherová671/
Dtaher671/
Teaair671/
Tohird671/
Teaire671/
Taeair671/
Tajjir671/
T'Aher671/
Tahger671/
Tgaher671/
Taiyer671/
Tauire671/
Thaaer671/
Tohirr671/

Thahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thahir in the Hindi language
ताहिरtahira87.5
थाहिरthahira12.5
Thahir in the Marathi language
थाहीरthahira50
तािहरtaihara50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Thahir
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