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 Male Khouri Height
175.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Khouri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khouri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khouri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮﺭﻱ, Russian: Хоури) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khouri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,910th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 585,110 people. The last name Khouri occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Khouri reside; 26 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 162 people.
Khouri is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 3,221 people, or 1 in 23,838. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 39 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside and Semnan Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran Khouri is found in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 11 percent reside.
Khouri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Khouri surname are 7.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.18% registered to vote for the political 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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