Hawrani Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Hawrani Surname User-submission:

The name Hourani is directly related to Hauran (Auranitis), also spelled Hawran, Houran and Horan, which is a volcanic plateau, a geographic area and a people located in southwestern Syria and extending into the northwestern corner of Jordan, and those who bear that last name are most likely to be originally, connected or migrated to that area.

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Hawrani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hawrani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Hourani is directly related to Hauran (Auranitis), also spelled Hawran, Houran and Horan, which is a volcanic plateau, a geographic area and a people located in southwestern Syria and extending into the northwestern corner of Jordan, and those who bear that last name are most likely to be originally, connected or migrated to that area.

Hauran plateau include: Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash cities in Jordan and Daraa, Busra, Quneitra, As-Suwayda cities in Syria.

Religiously, They embrace both Islam and Christianity with a 70-30% respectively.

- Aktham_t

Hawrani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hawrani occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawrani? popularity and diffusion

Hawrani is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Hawrani are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Hawrani is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 9,203,475. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 100 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

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Hewrani866/
Chabrani8020/
Habranyi8019/
Jawhrani8011/
Hawraney8010/
Gawrrani801/
Chavrani801/
Avrani7719/
Chavranis751/
Jabrani71834/
Javrani71208/
Gavrani71166/
Gawrane7131/
Owrangi7116/
Havroni714/
Habrane714/
Abraïni711/
Abhrani711/
Avranis711/
Avranie711/
Abranni711/
Aibrani711/
Habrany711/
Chawrona6716/
Habrouni672/
Chabroni671/
Chavrana671/
Avranish671/
Habrányi671/
Habronyi671/
Gavrangi671/

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