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The Daher surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,325 people carried this name — #19,018 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

88 people named Daher live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 44
Vaud 24
Zurich 12
Bern 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 59 people named Daher.

Most of them — 32 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 32
Bouches-du-Rhône 15
Paris 6
Seine-et-Marne 4
Gard 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 56 people named Daher live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Flemish Brabant 25
Brussels-Capital 21
Antwerp 5
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Daher in American newspapers,
1836–1915.

Newspaper page from New-Hampshire Statesman And State Journal carrying the name Daher
New-Hampshire Statesman And State Journal 1836-10-08
Newspaper page from The Granite Farmer carrying the name Daher
The Granite Farmer 1853-07-20
Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Daher
Helena Weekly Herald 1875-10-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 233,569 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Daher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ignatius Michael IV Daher
    Ignatius Michael IV Daher 1761–1816 · Catholic priest
  • Américo Daher
    Américo Daher 1930–1997 · military personnel
  • Gary Daher Canedo
    Gary Daher Canedo 1956– · writer
  • Michel Daher
    Michel Daher 1961– · entrepreneur
  • Anita Daher
    Anita Daher 1965– · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 34 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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