The Tazi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 142 people carried this name — #121,590 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 38% from 103 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 87 people named Tazi.
Most of them — 74 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
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 87 people named Tazi 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 Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Tazi live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 print
Tazi in American newspapers,
1907–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,749 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Tazi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Abdelhadi Tazi 1921–2015 · writer -
Youssef Tazi 1960– · businessperson -
Kenza Tazi 1996– · alpine skier -
Nadia Tazi 1954– · university teacher
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Jamal Tazi 1959– · researcher
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Maamar Tazi 1974– · visual artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Tazi.
- Taverna 674 · U.S. census
- Tavernier 932 · U.S. census
- Tavitian 239 · U.S. census
- Tay 1,736 · U.S. census
- Taylor 751,209 · U.S. census
- Tayon 221 · U.S. census
- Tchang 126 · U.S. census
- Tchen 144 · U.S. census
- Te 1,246 · U.S. census
- Tea 1,146 · U.S. census
- Tedaldi 121 · U.S. census
- Tedeschi 2,321 · U.S. census
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