Hasrouti: 220 members

This family is named after Hasrout, a Lebanese town located in the Qada’a of Chouf, 40 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 750 m above the sea level with a predominant Sunni population (80%) and a Greek Catholic minority (20%)

The Hasroutis are mostly Greek Catholics with a few Maronite members. They are distributed as follows:

• Maronite: 6 members in Ain Roummaneh.
• Greek Catholics: 85 members in Dair Dourit (Deir el-Qamar) and 120 members in Wadi Al-Dayr in Chouf.

Qalamouni (Al-Qalamouni): 265 members

This family name is inspired from the coastal town of Qalamoun, which is situated in the Qada’a of Tripoli, 75 km from Beirut and has a predominant Sunni population.

The Mazboudis are distributed over both Sunni (70%) and Shia’a (20%) communities as follows:

• Sunni: 63 members in Al-Haddadine neighborhood of Tripoli, 60 members in Al-Tal (Tripoli), 55 in Al-Mina, 25 in Souwayqa, and 18 members in Ashrafieh.
• Shia’a: 42 members in Al-Labwi and 10 in Al-Fakiha of Qada’a Baalbeck.

Chehouri (Al-Chehouri): 520 members

This family name is derived from the Chehour town of the Qada’a of Sour, which is 90 km from Beirut at an altitude of 800 m above the sea level and has a Shia’a population.

The Chehouris belong also to the Shia’a community and are distributed as follows:

• Beirut: 47 members in Bachoura, 30 in al-Marfaa, 24 in Ras Beirut and 120 members in Zqaq El-Blat.
• Sour: 47 members in Al-Chihabiyeh.
• Nabatieh: 58 members in Adshit and 16 in El-Doueir.
• Saida: 93 members in Al-Ghazieh, 72 in Babiliyah and 8 members in Salihiyyah.

Adlouni (Al-Adlouni): 212 members

This family name is ascribed to the Adloun town of Saida Qada’a, which is 60 km from Beirut at an altitude of 75 m above the sea level, with its resident population being Shia’a.

The Adlounis belong to the Sunni community and are distributed as follows:

• Beirut: 186 members in Al-Mazra’a.
• Saida: 18 members in Dekerman and 16 in Msalkhiyeh.
• Burj El-Barajni: 45 members in the Menshiyyeh neighborhood.

Khiami (Al-Khiami)

The Khiamis were named after the town of Khiam in the Qada’a of Merjay. Khiam is situated 100 km from Beirut at an altitude of 650 m above the sea level and is populated by Shia’a families mostly (92%) in addition Greek Orthodox (4%), Maronite (2%), Evangelical and Greek Catholic (2%) minorities.

The Khiamis are distributed over the Shia’a and Maronite communities (65% and 35% respectively) as follows:

• Shia’a: 86 members in the Jbal Al-Botm town in the Qada’a of Sour.
• Maronite: 47 members in Rmeish in the Bint Jbeil Qada’a.

Mashmoushi (Al-Mashmoushi): 485 members

This family is named after the town of Mashmoush located in the Qada’a of Jezzine, 65 km from Beirut, at an altitude of 900 m above the sea level, with its resident population being mainly Maronite.

The Mashmoushis though belong t the Sunni community and are present in Bsaba in the Qada’a of Chouf (445 members) and 25 members in Hasrout in the same Qada’a.