Houriya Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Houriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Houriya (12,147) may also be a first name.
Houriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houriya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houriya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Houriya are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Houriya is also the 53,713th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 12,147 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 71 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania Houriya is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 31 percent are found and Morocco, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houriya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houriya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ | hwryh | 64.52 |
| ﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ | hwryt | 32.63 |
| ﺣﻮﻳﺮﻳﻪ | hwyryh | 0.49 |
| ﺍﺣﻮﻳﺮﻳﻪ | ahwyryh | 0.25 |
| ﻫﻮﺭﻳﻪ | hwryh | 0.12 |
| ﺃﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ | ahwryt | 0.12 |
| ﺍﺣﻮﻳﺮﻳﺔ | ahwyryt | 0.12 |
| ﻟﺤﻮﺭﻳﻪ | lhwryh | 0.12 |
| ﺍﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ | ahwryh | 0.12 |
| ﺍﺣﻮﺭﻳﺔ | ahwryt | 0.12 |
| ﺟﻮﻳﺮﻳﺔ | jwyryt | 0.12 |
| ﺃﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ | ahwryh | 0.12 |
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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 Houriya
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