El Koury Surname

119,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Koury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Koury 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
Yemen2,6051:10,1441,263
Mauritania9661:4,239506
Jordan2181:40,5624,502
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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El Koury (112) may also be a first name.

El Koury Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Koury (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱ) is most common in Yemen. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 119,677th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,898,787 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of El Koury live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 112 people.

The last name El Koury is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,605 people, or 1 in 10,144. In Yemen it is most common in: Taiz Governorate, where 39 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 38 percent live and 'Amran Governorate, where 5 percent live. Apart from Yemen this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Jordan, where 6 percent live.

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 Khoury9462,070/
El Kouriy942/
El Kouhry941/
El Hkoury941/
El Kgoury941/
El Kory937,342/
El Kouri881,211/
El Koura88376/
El-Koury8821/
El Korry8810/
El Khury885/
El Khory884/
El Kaury883/
El Koery883/
El Koriy882/
El Ckory882/
El Koiry882/
El Koure882/
El-Khoury821,500/
El Khouri82707/
El Khoure825/
El Kourri825/
El Kourai823/
El Kowery822/
El Kourit821/
El Khaury821/
El Koutri821/
El Keuory821/
El Kurayz821/
El Kori80860/
El Kuri80338/
El Kura80305/
El-Kory8056/
El Kore8015/
El Kary808/
El Cury805/
El Khoutri7811/
El Kowiery781/
El Khourge781/
El Kairouy781/
El Kourraa781/
El Korri75511/
El Qouri7510/
El Kauri7510/
El-Kouri756/
El Khori756/
El Khuri755/
El-Khury753/
El-Koura753/
El Koiri753/
El Kotri752/
El Keiry752/
El Karhy751/
El-Khory751/
El Karry751/
El Korio751/
El Koreh751/
El Korie751/
El Couri751/
El Khourouj744/
El Khouieri742/
El Khairy71261/
El Khotri71204/
El-Khouri71158/
El Kheiry71154/
El Karahy716/
El Kayori715/
El Quatry714/
El Khuori711/
El Karehy711/
El Kaitry711/
El Koweri711/
El Kheyry711/
El Kari67874/
El Kara67262/
El Kare6778/
El Qori679/
El Curi673/
El-Kori673/
El Khaiary671/
El Cori671/
El Qary671/
El Kharray671/
El-Kayouri671/
El Khiyary671/
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El Koury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Koury in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱalkwry82.32
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻯalkwry16.16
ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱalkwyry0.3
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Koury
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