Khoury Surname
Approximately 62,375 people bear this surname
Khoury Surname User-submission:
Khoury (also transliterated as "Khouri") is an Arabic surname that is unique to Christians in the Middle East. The term, khoury, means 'priest' in Arabic. It derives from the Latin word, curia. It is often given as a last name to a new priest or minister, replacing the old one and to the children of the married priest and their descendants.
Read More About This SurnameKhoury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 10,172 | 1:554 | 94 |
| Israel | 8,764 | 1:976 | 54 |
| United States | 8,443 | 1:42,930 | 5,261 |
| Syria | 7,196 | 1:2,682 | 314 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,565 | 1:5,545 | 770 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,528 | 1:1,657 | 193 |
| Egypt | 2,593 | 1:35,455 | 3,714 |
| Jordan | 1,861 | 1:4,751 | 971 |
| Canada | 1,566 | 1:23,528 | 3,195 |
| Palestine | 1,417 | 1:3,210 | 698 |
| Australia | 1,299 | 1:20,782 | 2,879 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,086 | 1:9,607 | 809 |
| France | 766 | 1:86,714 | 12,367 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Yemen | 750 | 1:35,234 | 3,200 |
| Kuwait | 530 | 1:7,171 | 1,013 |
| Brazil | 455 | 1:470,493 | 17,809 |
| South Africa | 438 | 1:123,693 | 14,598 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| England | 333 | 1:167,321 | 15,468 |
| Qatar | 265 | 1:8,898 | 975 |
| Iran | 197 | 1:389,759 | 25,187 |
| Sweden | 192 | 1:51,285 | 3,961 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Germany | 173 | 1:465,349 | 40,819 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Argentina | 119 | 1:359,188 | 27,983 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| Afghanistan | 93 | 1:345,733 | 5,199 |
| Venezuela | 86 | 1:351,210 | 7,613 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Senegal | 64 | 1:227,802 | 1,497 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Mexico | 46 | 1:2,698,396 | 21,792 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| Cyprus | 37 | 1:23,916 | 2,715 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Ecuador | 27 | 1:589,105 | 11,569 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Honduras | 19 | 1:464,023 | 3,299 |
| Oman | 18 | 1:204,887 | 3,723 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Khoury (2,289) may also be a first name.
Khoury Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Khoury (also transliterated as "Khouri") is an Arabic surname that is unique to Christians in the Middle East. The term, khoury, means 'priest' in Arabic. It derives from the Latin word, curia. It is often given as a last name to a new priest or minister, replacing the old one and to the children of the married priest and their descendants. In the Maronite Church, even though in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox Churches, married men are allowed to become priests.
- z11177My grandfather came from Lebanon to the United States (Ellis Island). Courie was not his last name, but he had a family member who was a priest (most likely his father) so there must have been a misunderstanding when they asked for his last name. Courie is frequently a variant of Khoury, which means 'priest'.
- acourieThis surname comes from the Arabic word khoury, which means 'priest'.
- stevencookIt means 'priest' in Arabic. It is common among Arab Christians.
- orwam"Khoury" literally means "Priest" in Arabic.
- markkKhoury Demographics
Khoury Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Khoury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khoury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khoury (Arabic: خورى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮﺭﻱ) occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Khoury click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khoury? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khoury is the 9,085th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 116,834 people. The last name Khoury is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Khoury are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 155,874th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,289 people.
The last name Khoury is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is carried by 10,172 people, or 1 in 554. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 55 percent are found, Beirut Governorate, where 16 percent are found and North Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Barring Lebanon this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Khoury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Khoury surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (39%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Khoury are 0.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Khoury earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.9% less than the national average, earning €17,447 per year; in Norway they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning 314,292 kr per year; in Peru they earn 415.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 100,008 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.42% more than the national average, earning R 440,640 per year; in United States they earn 21.12% more than the national average, earning $52,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16% more than the national average, earning $57,634 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khoury Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khoury in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻮﺭﻱ | khwry | 84.62 |
| ﺧﻮﺭﻯ | khwry | 11.54 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﻮﺭﻱ | alkhwry | 3.85 |
| Khoury in the Arabic language | ||
| خورى | khwry | - |
| خوري | khwry | - |
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