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
The surname Houria (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ) is held by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houria? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 94,614th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,447,378 people. Houria is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Houria are found; 63 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,721st most common first name worldwide It is held by 381,108 people.
The last name Houria is most commonly used in Syria, where it is carried by 1,792 people, or 1 in 10,771. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 86 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 13 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Syria this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 35 percent are found and Morocco, where 22 percent are found.
Houria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname 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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- 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 Houria
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