Houreye Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Houreye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Burkina Faso | 24 | 1:764,671 | 8,666 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
Houreye (1,467) may also be a first name.
Houreye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houreye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houreye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﺭﻱ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houreye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houreye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 203,350th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,467 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon Houreye is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 84 percent reside and Far North Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 27 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houreye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houreye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﺭﻱ | hwry | 67.65 |
| ﻫﻮﺭﻯ | hwry | 5.88 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ | hwryh | 5.88 |
| ﻫﻮﺭﺍﻱ | hwray | 5.88 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ | hwryt | 5.88 |
| ﻫﺮﻯ | hry | 2.94 |
| ﻫﺮﺍﻱ | hray | 2.94 |
| ﻫﺮﻱ | hry | 2.94 |
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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 Houreye
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