Khoury Surname

9,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

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.

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Khoury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon10,1721:55494
Israel8,7641:97654
United States8,4431:42,9305,261
Syria7,1961:2,682314
Saudi Arabia5,5651:5,545770
United Arab Emirates5,5281:1,657193
Egypt2,5931:35,4553,714
Jordan1,8611:4,751971
Canada1,5661:23,5283,195
Palestine1,4171:3,210698
Australia1,2991:20,7822,879
Dominican Republic1,0861:9,607809
France7661:86,71412,367
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Yemen7501:35,2343,200
Kuwait5301:7,1711,013
Brazil4551:470,49317,809
South Africa4381:123,69314,598
Bahrain3381:3,990671
England3331:167,32115,468
Qatar2651:8,898975
Iran1971:389,75925,187
Sweden1921:51,2853,961
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Argentina1191:359,18827,983
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Afghanistan931:345,7335,199
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Senegal641:227,8021,497
Greece491:226,11835,110
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Cyprus371:23,9162,715
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Norway321:160,69619,635
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Oman181:204,8873,723
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Libya161:390,2481,390
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Finland111:499,70030,478
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malta41:107,5681,849
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales41:773,63329,106
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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.

- z11177

My 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'.

- acourie

This surname comes from the Arabic word khoury, which means 'priest'.

- stevencook

It means 'priest' in Arabic. It is common among Arab Christians.

- orwam

"Khoury" literally means "Priest" in Arabic.

- markk

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) is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khoury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,085th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 116,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Khoury are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Levant. Khoury is also the 155,874th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 2,289 people.

This last name is most common in Lebanon, where it is borne by 10,172 people, or 1 in 554. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 55 percent reside, Beirut Governorate, where 16 percent reside and North Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Lebanon Khoury occurs in 119 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Khoury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (39%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Khoury surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khourey9250/
Khouryi9228/
Khourry921/
Khoutry921/
Khhoury921/
Houry916,592/
Koury914,789/
Khory91643/
Khury91280/
Khouri8312,455/
Choury831,035/
Houtry83723/
Hourey83561/
Khourj83368/
Khoray83365/
Hjoury83258/
Kourey83209/
Khoory83206/
Kouhry83118/
Khorey8374/
Khoiry8374/
Khoryi8359/
Khoery8355/
Khorys8333/
Houery8328/
Khuray8320/
Kouery8320/
Khoure8319/
Khaury8314/
Kouray8313/
Houray8313/
Kourys8311/
Hourry8310/
Kouryi838/
Khoura837/
Houéry836/
Khurey836/
Khurry836/
Khojry836/
Khoriy835/
Kourry835/
Khoryy834/
Khuriy834/
Khoroy833/
Kouryo833/
Koutry832/
Housry832/
Kohury832/
Kgoury831/
Khuroy831/
Khotry831/
Kouriy831/
Houriy831/
Hkoury831/
Kouéry831/
Kouroy831/
Khoryt831/
Khorry831/
Khusry831/
Kory803,816/
Kury802,956/
Hory80919/
Hury80608/
Chourey77896/
Khoutri77250/
Chouray77205/
Khourie77182/
Chouery7778/
Chourry7759/
Khourge7743/
Khourza7723/
Khorysh7723/
Kouraya7719/
Kouerey779/
Khoiriy779/
Khoraya778/
Kouriey777/
Khuraya775/
Khauriy774/
Khourhi774/
Chouhry773/
Khoerey773/
Hayoury772/
Khourij772/
Hourrey772/
Khyoary772/
Khuiray771/
Khuraiy771/
Khoures771/
Chouriy771/
Houroyd771/
Ckhouri771/
Khouraj771/
Hjourey771/
Khojory771/
Khauray771/
Khosray771/
Khouhra771/
Khouhri771/
Khoureh771/
Khourgi771/
Khouriz771/
Kourzay771/
Chousry771/
Khurray771/
Chgoury771/
Koura7328,509/
Kouri7313,222/
Houri737,775/
Kuiry735,695/
Khura735,276/
Hurry734,065/
Khora733,497/
Coury733,313/
Koure732,760/
Haury732,532/
Koriy732,246/
Kuriy732,200/
Koray732,178/
Korey732,139/
Koiry732,137/
Kuryi731,811/
Joury731,750/
Houra731,746/
Khori731,556/
Khore731,415/
Kuray731,238/
Horry731,110/
Kuryś731,014/
Huray73693/
Horay73683/
Koroy73551/
Khuri73524/
Horey73518/
Chory73509/
Chury73484/
Houre73424/
Kurey73373/
Khary73370/
Kurry73279/
Kuhry73274/
Horyd73266/
Khure73247/
Korry73239/
Huryi73239/
Koryś73236/
Hurey73189/
Koory73170/
Horiy73160/
Hourj73136/
Hoory73125/
Koryo73109/
Hoiry7386/
Khorj7375/
Koery7361/
Hosry7360/
Kahry7355/
Horyi7352/
Huriy7340/
Heury7339/
Kohry7338/
Kaury7331/
Korys7328/
Kurzy7327/
Kuruy7319/
Kutry7317/
Huruy7315/
Hurys7313/
Kouré7312/
Kuroy7311/
Kurhy7311/
Horys7310/
Kuryo739/
Korzy737/
Hurzy737/
Horyt736/
Husry736/
Huroy735/
Huryz734/
Koryi734/
Koruy734/
Hotry733/
Kuery733/
Hutry733/
Horyň733/
Qoury733/
Kuryt733/
Horoy733/
Keury732/
Hoyry732/
Kuryp732/
Kourj732/
Kuory731/
Huryś731/
Horyp731/
Houré731/
Khurj731/
Horhy731/
Khajuriy71175/
Khourieh7151/
Khoiryoh7114/
Khoraych7110/
Khourais719/
Chouraya718/
Khosrooy718/
Chouthry716/
Khoureis713/
Khouriss713/
Khajouri712/
Kouraych712/
Khourgeh712/
Khourheh712/
Khujariy711/
Chouehry711/
Khajoriy711/
Khojariy711/
Khourzui711/
Khairy67105,427/
Khoiri6711,397/
Choure673,190/
Hourri672,493/
Howery672,048/
Khorai671,805/
Chouri671,517/
Kuiray671,101/
Choura671,030/
Hurych671,002/
Kourie67896/
Khoeri67783/
Khoira67731/
Kheiry67665/
Hourie67624/
Kharay67604/
Courey67598/
Coutry67571/
Koiray67567/
Koorey67448/
Kourri67436/
Koraya67426/
Kuraya67407/
Khorri67377/
Hourez67373/
Churay67364/
Horych67354/
Khayry67353/
Choryi67350/
Chorey67347/
Khiery67337/
Khaery67308/
Hauray67290/
Hourra67285/
Hurysz67283/
Kourai67278/
Khoraj67273/
Kouera67255/
Hurrey67254/
Kahure67242/
Kurrey67223/
Hurzhy67217/
Horrey67194/
Kharey67190/
Hurray67187/
Korysh67176/
Churyi67153/
Choray67146/
Hourit67137/
Korzay67136/
Couery67134/
Kharyi67126/
Kourea67122/
Kurgey67119/
Korrey67116/
Khoori67115/
Hourei67113/
Kurray67111/
Huiray67101/
Khariy6799/
Choery6791/
Kourra6790/
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Khaïry6789/
Houtre6788/
Hurysh6787/
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Koroyd6776/
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Khaura6750/
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Choriy6745/
Gkouri6745/
Khorje6744/
Hoiray6741/
Korray6740/
Hourai6739/
Chutry6739/
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Hoyery6735/
Kuryts6735/
Kouraj6733/
Chotry6732/
Haurey6730/
Kourzi6730/
Hajory6729/
Khorge6729/
Courry6729/
Hurriy6728/
Khoyri6725/
Kusray6725/
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Khoyra6724/
Kourei6723/
Chorhy6723/
Churyp6723/
Chorry6722/
Korzey6721/
Choroy6720/
Churoy6720/
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Harouy6720/
Houtri6719/
Kurycz6718/
Horysh6718/
Horhay6717/
Kharyo6717/
Kuraiy6717/
Kharoy6717/
Couray6717/
Housri6716/
Khirey6716/
Jourry6716/
Kheary6715/
Horray6715/
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Khoriz6714/
Kourio6714/
Khurui6713/
Hourre6713/
Koureu6713/
Khoire6712/
Hurycz6712/
Horyst6711/
Horzey6711/
Kouraa6711/
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Khojre6710/
Jourey6710/
Khuraj679/
Khorie679/
Kijory679/
Houris679/
Jouhry679/
Khurie678/
Kahary678/
Hooray678/
Koiery678/
Houres678/
Khorih677/
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Koryoh677/
Churiy676/
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Karouy671/
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Khoury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khoury in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻮﺭﻱkhwry84.62
ﺧﻮﺭﻯkhwry11.54
ﺍﻟﺨﻮﺭﻱalkhwry3.85
Khoury in the Arabic language
خورىkhwry-
خوريkhwry-

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