Globally, Tahar (Tahar 
, الطاهر 
, טאהר 
) is a widespread primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename Tahar is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is a common male name, Sudan, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Algeria, Sudan, and India. Likewise, Tahar is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Tahar | Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, India, France |
| الطاهر | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Libya |
| טאהר | Israel |
| Тахар | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Ukraine |
Tahar is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| tahar taal akhrem (b. 1138) |
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tahar zaouche Tunisian general, TN (b. 1834) |
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tahar sfar Tunisian politician, TN (b. 1903) |
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tahar zaouche Tunisian physician and politician (1904-1975), TN (b. 1904) |
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| tahar kheireddine Tunisian politician (b. 1875) |
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tahar zbiri Algerian military personnel, DZ (b. 1929) |
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tahar belkhodja Tunisian politician, TN (b. 1931) |
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tahar ouassou loudiyi MA (b. 1924) |
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tahar absi Algerian academic, DZ (b. 1934) |
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tahar hmila Tunisian politician, TN (b. 1938) |
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| tahar lassoued Tunisian Fellagha, TN (b. 1898) |
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tahar bekri Tunisian poet, TN (b. 1951) |
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tahar amari French astrophysicist, DZ (b. 1959) |
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tahar aouida Tunisian painter and calligrapher, TN (b. 1964) |
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ali el hadj tahar DZ (b. 1954) |
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