El Kory Surname

67,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Kory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Kory 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
Mauritania7,3311:55974
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

El Kory (1,077) may also be a first name.

El Kory Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Kory (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of El Kory.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kory? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 67,740th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 992,583 people. The surname El Kory is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of El Kory live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. El Kory is also the 243,509th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,077 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 7,331 people, or 1 in 559. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 0 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.

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 Koury933,838/
El Korry9310/
El Khory934/
El Koery933/
El Koriy932/
El Koiry932/
El Ckory932/
El Khoury8862,070/
El Kouriy882/
El Kouhry881/
El Hkoury881/
El Kgoury881/
El Kori86860/
El-Kory8656/
El Kore8615/
El Kary868/
El Kouri801,211/
El Korri80511/
El Koura80376/
El-Koury8021/
El Khori806/
El Khury805/
El Kaury803/
El Koiri803/
El Kotri802/
El Koure802/
El Karhy801/
El Korie801/
El Koreh801/
El Korio801/
El Karry801/
El-Khory801/
El-Khoury751,500/
El Khouri75707/
El Khotri75204/
El Kheïry758/
El Karahy756/
El Khoure755/
El Kourri755/
El Kourai753/
El Kurayz751/
El Khuori751/
El Koutri751/
El Karehy751/
El Kourit751/
El Khaury751/
El Kari71874/
El Kuri71338/
El Kura71305/
El Kara71262/
El Kare7178/
El Khoutri7111/
El Qori719/
El Cury715/
El-Kori713/
El Cori711/
El Qary711/
El Kourraa711/
El Kharray711/
El Khourge711/
El Qasry67239/
El Karei67216/
El Karri67137/
El Kareh6762/
El Khere6734/
El Karaa6718/
El Kerri6712/
El Qouri6710/
El Kauri6710/
El Kahri679/
El Karie677/
El-Kouri676/
El Khuri675/
El Corri675/
El Karii674/
El Katri674/
El Khourouj674/
El-Koura673/
El-Khury673/
El Karzi672/
El-Katry671/
El Khari671/
El Couri671/
El-Qorry671/
El-Khori671/
El Karai671/
El Karet671/
El Qorre671/
El Karih671/
El Karra671/
El Corai671/
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El Kory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Kory in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱalkwry84.06
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻯalkwry14.29
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭalkwr0.61
ﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱlkwry0.3
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱalkwyry0.13
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻯalkwyry0.09
ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱakwyry0.04
ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻯlkwyry0.04
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Kory
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