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 last name Houriya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houriya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Houriya 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. It is also the 53,713th most frequently used first name globally, held by 12,147 people.
Houriya is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania Houriya is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 71 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent live and Brakna Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Mauritania Houriya is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 31 percent live and Morocco, where 23 percent live.
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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