Definitions for Khouri
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1. Khouri

   Khoury (also transliterated as "Khouri" (Arabic: خوري‎, "Χούρι"(Greek) (Ḫūrī) is an Arabic surname that is common to Christians in the Middle East. The term Khoury means "priest" in Arabic. It derives from the Latin word curia. Although most popular amongst the population in Lebanon, where it is the 2nd most common surname, the name can also be found within Christian communities in Israel, Syria, and Jordan. 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. It is common for a family to keep the Khoury surname for generations past the life of the priest. Catholic and Orthodox clergy (particularly Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Catholic) are the largest numbers of people with this name; all four rites having a married priesthood according to Catholic and Orthodox norms. Khoury/Khouri is uncommon as a given name. For Syriac Orthodox, "Khoury" or "Al-Khoury" means Corepiscopos, which is an honorary rank above a priest. Due to the Lebanese diaspora, which started in the late 19th century, the name has acquired different variants in different countries and is also uncommonly spelled as El Khoury, Elcure, Elkhori, Kouri, Couri, Koury, Coury, Kourie, Koory, Koorey, Kuri, Khuri, Khury, Kury, Curi, Cury, Coorey, Courey, Korey, Kory, Corey, Chory, Correy and in Latin America as Kure, Cure, Correa, Juri, Jury, Cura, Jure, Eljure, Aljure or Alcuri.

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1. KHOURI

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Khouri is ranked #22081 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Khouri surname appeared 1,173 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Khouri.
   
   83.1% or 975 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 73 total occurrences were Black.
   4.8% or 57 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.8% or 57 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce Khouri?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Khouri in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Khouri in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Khouri in a Sentence

1. Nora El-Khouri Spencer '':

   My vision is that one day we( won't) think it's unusual for Nora El-Khouri Spencer to be working in this industry, that women( will be) doing this work, making these good wages, and creating better lives for themselves.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khouri
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html