Houry Surname
Approximately 6,592 people bear this surname
Houry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,728 | 1:5,117 | 1,043 |
| Syria | 1,246 | 1:15,490 | 1,221 |
| Lebanon | 1,071 | 1:5,263 | 920 |
| France | 829 | 1:80,124 | 11,320 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Iraq | 262 | 1:133,670 | 3,639 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Yemen | 118 | 1:223,943 | 8,943 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Saint Lucia | 48 | 1:3,725 | 542 |
| Cyprus | 47 | 1:18,827 | 2,132 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Houry (2,544) may also be a first name.
Houry Demographics
Average Houry Salary in
United States
$42,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Houry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﺭﻱ) is found in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Houry click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houry? popularity and diffusion
The last name Houry is the 74,584th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,105,514 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Houry are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Levant. Houry is also the 146,138th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,544 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is held by 1,728 people, or 1 in 5,117. In Jordan Houry is primarily concentrated in: Irbid Governorate, where 85 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Besides Jordan Houry occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 19 percent are found and Lebanon, where 16 percent are found.
Houry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Houry has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Houry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Houry last name is predominantly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Houry are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Houry earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.75% less than the national average, earning $33,414 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺭﻱ | hwry | 42.86 |
| ﻫﻮﺭﻱ | hwry | 42.86 |
| ﻫﺮﻱ | hry | 14.29 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Houry
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