El-Khoury Surname

261,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El-Khoury Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from el, which means 'the', and khouri or khoury, which means 'priest' in the Arabic language.

El-Khoury Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Canada2971:124,05912,985
Australia1721:156,95216,457
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Qatar341:69,3536,725
England301:1,857,26974,552
France201:3,321,136213,627
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
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El-Khoury Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from el, which means 'the', and khouri or khoury, which means 'priest' in the Arabic language.

- elikhouri
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El-Khoury Demographics

Average El-Khoury Salary in
United States

$46,554 USD

Per year
Rank:
523,875 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.9105E-5
Rank: 273,113 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
107.89%
Sample size: 35 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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El-Khoury Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Khoury Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El-Khoury occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Khoury? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,614th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. El-Khoury is predominantly found in Asia, where 46 percent of El-Khoury reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname El-Khoury is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

El-Khoury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the El-Khoury last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the El-Khoury surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64% being registered with the political party.

The amount El-Khoury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.23% more than the national average, earning R 423,540 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $50,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Koury9421/
El-Houry944/
El-Khury943/
El-Khory941/
El Khoury8962,070/
El-Khouri89158/
El-Kory8856/
El Koury823,838/
El Houry8213/
El-Khuri826/
El-Kouri826/
El Khury825/
El Khory824/
El-Houri824/
El-Koura823/
El-Hosry822/
El-Khori821/
El Khouri78707/
El-Khairy7811/
El Khoure785/
El Kouriy782/
El Hkoury781/
El Kgoury781/
El Khaury781/
El Kouhry781/
El-Kheyry781/
El-Choura781/
El Kory757,342/
El-Jory754/
El-Kori753/
El-Hore751/
El Khoutri7411/
El-Kayouri741/
El-Choueri741/
El Khourge741/
El Kouri711,211/
El Houri71772/
El Koura71376/
El Houra71307/
El Houre71181/
El Horry7118/
El Korry7110/
El Khori716/
El Khuri715/
El Koery713/
El Kaury713/
El Koure712/
El Ckory712/
El Koiry712/
El Koriy712/
El-Qorry711/
El-Johry711/
El Hosry711/
El-Kuris711/
El-Jouri711/
El-Katry711/
El Khourouj704/
El Khouieri702/
El Hourri67292/
El Khairy67261/
El Khotri67204/
El Kheiry67154/
El-Horich6710/
El Hourre679/
El Kourri675/
El Jhouri674/
El Kourai673/
El Hourai672/
El Kowery672/
El Kourit671/
El Chouri671/
El-Hajary671/
El Koutri671/
El Khuori671/
El Kurayz671/
El Keuory671/
El Housri671/
El Kheyry671/
El-Khares671/
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