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

Himri (Hindi: हिमरी, Oriya: ହିମି) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Himri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 249,873rd most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,589,135 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Himri reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 848,089th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 121 people.

Himri is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Beside Morocco this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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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