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
Houriya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻳﻪ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Houriya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Houriya reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Houriya is also the 53,713th most frequently held forename globally, held by 12,147 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania Houriya is primarily found 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 exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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