Surname Taira (平 
, タイラ 
, Taira 
, and others...) , in the world, is a widespread last name. The cognomen Taira is characteristic of China, where it is quite a common surname, Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and Brazil. More prevalently, Taira is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 平 | China |
| タイラ | Japan |
| Taira | Brazil, China, India, Azerbaijan, Japan |
| Таира | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Тайра | Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| taira no motoko consort of emperor koko (b. 850) |
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| taira no suenaga (b. 850) |
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| taira no takamochi (b. 850) |
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| taira no yoshimasa (b. 873) |
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| taira no yoshifumi samurai lord (b. 886) |
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| taira no tokimochi (b. 877) |
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| taira no tadayori (b. 930) |
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| chikanobu taira (b. 946) |
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| taira no masatsune (b. 1007) |
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| taira no tsunemasa (b. 1010) |
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| taira no tsukekane (b. 1045) |
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| iesada taira (b. 1082) |
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nobumoto taira (b. 1137) |
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taira no tsunemasa (b. 1150) |
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taira no sukemori (b. 1161) |
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