Alhourani Surname

372,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Alhourani Surname User-submission:

The name Hourani is directly related to Hauran (Auranitis), also spelled Hawran, Houran and Horan, which is a volcanic plateau, a geographic area and a people located in southwestern Syria and extending into the northwestern corner of Jordan, and those who bear that last name are most likely to be originally, connected or migrated to that area.

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Alhourani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Jordan221:401,92912,166
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Alhourani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Hourani is directly related to Hauran (Auranitis), also spelled Hawran, Houran and Horan, which is a volcanic plateau, a geographic area and a people located in southwestern Syria and extending into the northwestern corner of Jordan, and those who bear that last name are most likely to be originally, connected or migrated to that area.

Hauran plateau include: Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash cities in Jordan and Daraa, Busra, Quneitra, As-Suwayda cities in Syria.

Religiously, They embrace both Islam and Christianity with a 70-30% respectively.

- Aktham_t

Alhourani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alhourani is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alhourani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,194th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,559,695 people. The surname Alhourani is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Alhourani are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 36,953. Aside from Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.

Alhourani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Alhourani are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alhourani earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $63,395 CAD per year.

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