El-Hassen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El-Hassen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Hassen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Hassen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El-Hassen (38) may also be a first name.

El-Hassen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Hassen Come From? nationality or country of origin

El-Hassen occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Hassen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of El-Hassen live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania El-Hassen is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 67 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 33 percent are found. Barring Mauritania El-Hassen occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Hassan899,355/
El Hassen892,857/
El Haissen84205/
El Hassien842/
El-Houssen841/
El-Hassane841/
El Hasseïn841/
El Hasen8261/
El-Hasan8249/
El-Hacen8218/
El-Houssien80122/
El-Haissane807/
El Hassenne801/
El Haissene801/
El Hassan7877,955/
El Hossen7835/
El Hessen7812/
El-Khasan782/
El Hassin782/
El Hasson781/
El-Jassin781/
El-Hassanova761/
El-Hassanová761/
El-Hosn752/
El Hassane7422,478/
El Hassoun745,364/
El Haissan74170/
El Hossien749/
El Houssen745/
El Hasasin744/
El Hacen715,328/
El Hasan7150/
El Assan7123/
El Hasin7111/
El Hazen719/
El-Hatem713/
El Haçen711/
El Hesen711/
El Essen711/
El Houssien70170/
El Housseïn7013/
El Haissane704/
El Heissene702/
El Hassoune701/
El Han67153/
El-Hachem67117/
El-Goshen6710/
El Hassam677/
El Hossan676/
El Hateen674/
El Hessan673/
El-Jan673/
El Hasane673/
El Housen672/
El Haicen672/
El-Hoshan671/
El-Atchan671/
El Hossin671/
El Assane671/
El Asheen671/
El-Hateem671/
El Haseem671/
El Haycen671/
El Hacenn671/
El Haacen671/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El-Hassen
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