Hourani Surname
Approximately 10,130 people bear this surname
Hourani 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.
Read More About This SurnameHourani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2,981 | 1:10,351 | 1,441 |
| Jordan | 1,842 | 1:4,800 | 989 |
| Syria | 1,283 | 1:15,044 | 1,187 |
| Lebanon | 1,214 | 1:4,643 | 832 |
| Palestine | 966 | 1:4,709 | 1,058 |
| United States | 533 | 1:680,036 | 54,089 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 162 | 1:56,557 | 5,544 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 1:35,856 | 4,508 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Hourani 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.
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Average Hourani Salary in
United States
$51,229 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hourani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hourani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hourani (Arabic: حوارني) is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hourani? popularity and diffusion
Hourani is the 50,633rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 719,402 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Hourani live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Levant.
This last name is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 2,981 people, or 1 in 10,351. Excluding Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 18 percent live and Syria, where 13 percent live.
Hourani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Shiite (43%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Hourani surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the party.
The amount Hourani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning $51,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.51% more than the national average, earning $64,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hourani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hourani in the Arabic language | ||
| حوارني | hwarny | - |
| حورانى | hwrany | - |
| حوراني | hwrany | - |
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