Al Housseini Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Al Housseini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Housseini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger5731:33,4941,851
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Al Housseini (195) may also be a first name.

Al Housseini Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Housseini Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Housseini (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Housseini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Housseini is the 549,140th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,521,557 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Al Housseini live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. Al Housseini is also the 649,894th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 195 people.

The surname Al Housseini is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 33,494. In Niger Al Housseini is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 14 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Husseini9636,706/
Al Ousseini9623/
Al-Housseini9211/
Al-Husseini872,756/
Al Hasseini879/
Al Hussieni871/
Al Hussieny7814/
Al-Hussieni7811/
Al Hossieny781/
Al-Hossienie751/
Al-Husieni731/
Al-Hussieny701/

Al Housseini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al Housseini in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn75
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻨﻲalhsyny25

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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
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  • 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 Al Housseini
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