El-Hussein Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

El-Hussein Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Hussein 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
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
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El-Hussein (479) may also be a first name.

El-Hussein Last Name Facts

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

The surname El-Hussein is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of El-Hussein click here.

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

The last name is the 503,100th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of El-Hussein are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. El-Hussein is also the 388,635th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 479 people.

The last name is most numerous in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Besides Saudi Arabia El-Hussein occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 12 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-Houssein9511/
El-Husein951/
El-Housseine915/
El Hussein903,037/
El-Hussain9013/
El-Khusein904/
El Houssein862,745/
El-Houssien86122/
El-Housseyn861/
El-Houssine861/
El Husseine861/
El Husein847/
El-Husain841/
El-Huseen841/
El Housseine823,435/
El-Housseïne822/
El Housssein821/
El Hossein80172/
El Housein8040/
El Hussain8025/
El Huseyin803/
El Husseen801/
El Husseim801/
El Housseinne781/
El-Usain781/
El Houssine7616,701/
El Houssain764,402/
El Houseine7647/
El Houssene764/
El Haussine761/
El-Houceine761/
El Hosein745/
El Husain742/
El-Gusain741/
El Houssaine738,560/
El Housseyne7336/
El Housseïne7330/
El Houssaien731/
El Housseyen731/
El Haussaine731/
El Hossain701,021/
El Houcein70452/
El Housine70171/
El Housain7010/
El Housssaine701/
El Houssan701/
El Hosseyn701/
El Hoscein701/
El Houceine67409/
El Housaine675/
El Hossaien671/
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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 El-Hussein
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