Houria Surname
Approximately 5,035 people bear this surname
Houria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 1,792 | 1:10,771 | 942 |
| Algeria | 1,745 | 1:22,138 | 4,047 |
| Morocco | 1,091 | 1:31,600 | 5,064 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Houria (381,108) may also be a first name.
Houria Demographics
Houria Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Houria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houria Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houria (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ) is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Houria click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houria? popularity and diffusion
The surname Houria is the 94,614th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,447,378 people. Houria is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Houria are found; 63 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Mahgreb. Houria is also the 2,721st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 381,108 people.
The surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 1,792 people, or 1 in 10,771. In Syria Houria is primarily found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 86 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 13 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 1 percent live. Aside from Syria it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 35 percent live and Morocco, where 22 percent live.
Houria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ | hwryt | 57.81 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ | hwryh | 35.94 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺎ | hwrya | 1.56 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻱ | hwry | 1.56 |
| ﻫﻮﺭﻳﻪ | hwryh | 1.56 |
| ﺣﺮﻳﻪ | hryh | 1.56 |
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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 Houria
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