El-Khoury Surname
Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Canada | 297 | 1:124,059 | 12,985 |
| Australia | 172 | 1:156,952 | 16,457 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
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.
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El-Khoury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El-Khoury Come From? nationality or country of origin
El-Khoury is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name El-Khoury? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 261,614th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,858,364 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of El-Khoury are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Barring Saudi Arabia this last name exists 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 carrying the El-Khoury surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States El-Khoury 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.
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