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 Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
El-Khoury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El-Khoury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El-Khoury occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of El-Khoury click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El-Khoury? popularity and diffusion
The surname El-Khoury is the 261,614th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,858,364 people. El-Khoury is primarily found 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 last name is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Besides Saudi Arabia it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
El-Khoury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the El-Khoury last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the El-Khoury last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% being registered with the 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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