Hjour Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Hjour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 181 | 1:22,624 | 2,002 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hjour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hjour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hjour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺣﺠﻮﺭ) is found most in Mauritania. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hjour? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Hjour occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hjour are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Hjour is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 22,624. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 24 percent live, Adrar Region, where 16 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania Hjour occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hjour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hjour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺣﺠﻮﺭ | ahjwr | 82.09 |
| ﺃﺣﺠﻮﺭ | ahjwr | 16.42 |
| ﺣﺠﻮﺭ | hjwr | 1.49 |
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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 Hjour
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