Khouri Surname
Approximately 12,455 people bear this surname
Khouri Surname User-submission:
This surname means "priest". My grandparents migrated from Syria to Argentina in the mid-20th century, running away from war. Their original surname, Khouri was changed to Juri here. My grandfather told me about the meaning.
Khouri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3,221 | 1:23,838 | 3,001 |
| United States | 2,062 | 1:175,780 | 17,652 |
| Algeria | 1,405 | 1:27,496 | 4,990 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Brazil | 636 | 1:336,595 | 12,941 |
| Canada | 477 | 1:77,244 | 8,680 |
| France | 466 | 1:142,538 | 21,961 |
| Australia | 355 | 1:76,044 | 8,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 292 | 1:31,378 | 3,402 |
| Dominican Republic | 239 | 1:43,652 | 2,309 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Venezuela | 167 | 1:180,863 | 5,156 |
| Sweden | 156 | 1:63,120 | 4,821 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Jamaica | 104 | 1:27,596 | 2,107 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Syria | 55 | 1:350,928 | 4,703 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Jordan | 36 | 1:245,623 | 10,225 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
Khouri (162) may also be a first name.
Khouri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means "priest". My grandparents migrated from Syria to Argentina in the mid-20th century, running away from war. Their original surname, Khouri was changed to Juri here. My grandfather told me about the meaning.
- arkantosKhouri Demographics
Average Khouri Salary in
United States
$55,502 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Khouri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khouri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khouri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮﺭﻱ, Russian: Хоури) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khouri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khouri is the 41,910th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 585,110 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Khouri are found; 26 percent are found in South Asia and 26 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 162 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 3,221 people, or 1 in 23,838. In Iran Khouri is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 39 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found and Semnan Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Iran it exists in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Algeria, where 11 percent are found.
Khouri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Khouri are 7.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.18% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Khouri earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.87% more than the national average, earning R 810,048 per year; in United States they earn 28.63% more than the national average, earning $55,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $54,707 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khouri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khouri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻮﺭﻱ | khwry | - |
| Khouri in the Russian language | ||
| Хоури | houri | - |
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