Himri Surname

249,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Himri Surname User-submission:

Comes from an Arabic word for 'red', in reference to the colour of the family's skin.

Himri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Algeria6301:61,32010,185
France701:948,896108,010
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Himri (121) may also be a first name.

Himri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from an Arabic word for 'red', in reference to the colour of the family's skin.

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Himri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Himri (Hindi: हिमरी, Oriya: ହିମି) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Himri? popularity and diffusion

Himri is the 249,873rd most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,589,135 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Himri live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 121 people.

The last name Himri is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Outside of Morocco this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 40 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heimri912/
Chimri911/
Himrit911/
Imri892,573/
Chimrit83127/
Himrich8389/
Heimeri832/
Khimmri831/
Haimeri831/
Imrie804,264/
Imrit80977/
Hemri80686/
Humri80442/
Imrei80363/
Imriz8038/
Himra8029/
Jimri8026/
Hinri8023/
Imris8015/
Aimri808/
Imrai807/
Gimri803/
Himre802/
Imrij802/
Uimri801/
Jhmri801/
Himry800/
Heimrich771,062/
Himmrich77116/
Heimreid7718/
Imrich731,277/
Khemri73844/
Yimrit73241/
Aimeri73124/
Himraj7394/
Heumri7360/
Hymeri7344/
Hinrit7324/
Khimre7320/
Chinri7318/
Hemrit7317/
Jhimre7315/
Chemri7311/
Hainri738/
Jimris738/
Hemrid738/
Imraiz735/
Eimeri733/
Chimre732/
Imrije732/
Himryd732/
Hemrih731/
Jimrip731/
Imraid731/
Imrish731/
Imritt731/
Hinrio731/
Hinris731/
Haimre731/
Chimra731/
Jimrai731/
Imraia731/
Heinri731/
Jimrhi731/
Imriea731/
Chimry731/
Iemrai731/
Imre6717,986/
Umri671,943/
Hemrich67920/
Imra67882/
Inri67829/
Emri67671/
Hinrich67445/
Chinrit67406/
Haimraj67175/
Chimret6760/
Chimres6735/
Khimraj6730/
Imry6726/
Jmri6719/
Heinrih6718/
Haimery6717/
Hümrich6713/
Imraish6710/
Chemris678/
Imreish678/
Haineri676/
Ehiemre675/
Chinrhi674/
Chemrie674/
Chimraj673/
Chemrai672/
Immrich672/
Ymri672/
Khimrey671/
Cheimra671/
Heimere671/
Hinrihs671/
Heimreh671/
Chemrio671/
Chinriş671/
Khemrii671/
Imraith671/
Jitimri671/
Chimrea671/
Chinrai671/
Chimroy671/
Hemreid670/
Hinriss670/
Heinris670/

Himri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Himri in the Hindi language
हिमरीhimari-
Himri in the Oriya language
ହିମିhimi-

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