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 borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hjour click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hjour? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,214,709th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hjour live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
Hjour is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 22,624. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 24 percent live, Adrar Region, where 16 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hjour
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