Khouya Surname
Approximately 6,528 people bear this surname
Khouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 5,896 | 1:5,847 | 692 |
| Mauritania | 251 | 1:16,314 | 1,527 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Spain | 165 | 1:283,346 | 17,390 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Khouya (980) may also be a first name.
Khouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khouya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮﻱ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khouya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,227th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,116,352 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Khouya reside; 90 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Mahgreb. Khouya is also the 257,336th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 980 people.
The surname Khouya is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 5,896 people, or 1 in 5,847. Barring Morocco Khouya occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khouya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khouya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻮﻱ | khwy | 82.05 |
| ﺧﻮﻳﻪ | khwyh | 16.67 |
| ﺧﻮﻯ | khwy | 1.28 |
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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
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- 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 Khouya
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