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
DNA test information
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El-Khoury Demographics

El-Khoury Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 56 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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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 found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 261,614th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Excluding Saudi Arabia El-Khoury is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

El-Khoury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the El-Khoury surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the El-Khoury surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for 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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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Koury9421/
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El-Khury943/
El-Khory941/
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El-Khori821/
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El-Khairy7811/
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El Houri71772/
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El-Qorry711/
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El Kheiry67154/
El-Horich6710/
El Hourre679/
El Kourri675/
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El Kourai673/
El Hourai672/
El Kowery672/
El Kourit671/
El Chouri671/
El-Hajary671/
El Koutri671/
El Khuori671/
El Kurayz671/
El Keuory671/
El Housri671/
El Kheyry671/
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