El Hassan Surname

7,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Hassan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Hassan 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
Morocco31,4561:1,09638
Lebanon13,2751:42557
Sudan11,2001:3,349477
Jordan10,3591:854113
Iraq4,6741:7,493642
Kuwait1,8321:2,075263
United Arab Emirates1,2021:7,623959
Yemen1,1201:23,5942,389
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Palestine5261:8,6481,776
Niger921:208,6096,974
Australia861:313,90427,145
Mauritania821:49,9373,683
Sweden641:153,85610,752
France481:1,383,807136,859
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Qatar251:94,32010,875
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Oman61:614,6626,082
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
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El Hassan (22,096) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Hassan Demographics

El Hassan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 6,249 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Hassan Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hassan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Hassan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,279th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 93,484 people. El Hassan is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of El Hassan live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 40 percent live in Mahgreb. El Hassan is also the 35,087th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 22,096 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 31,456 people, or 1 in 1,096. Beside Morocco this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 17 percent are found and Sudan, where 14 percent are found.

El Hassan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (53%) in Lebanon.

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 Hassane9522,478/
El Haissan95170/
El Hassain958/
El Hasan9450/
El Assan9423/
El Haissane904/
El Hassaine901/
El-Hassan899,355/
El Hassen892,857/
El Hassam897/
El Hossan896/
El Hessan893/
El Hasane893/
El Hasain891/
El Hasson891/
El Assane891/
El Haussaine861/
El Hassoun845,364/
El Hossain841,021/
El Haissen84205/
El Khashan8468/
El Hasasin844/
El Khasain842/
El Hassien842/
El Hasseïn841/
El Houssan841/
El-Hassane841/
El Hassein841/
El Ahsan82275/
El Assam82239/
El Hasen8261/
El-Hasan8249/
El Hazan823/
El Hosan821/
El Houssain804,402/
El Hasayneh80183/
El-Haissane807/
El Hasseine805/
El Hossaine804/
El Hassoune801/
El Ahzaan78122/
El Hossen7835/
El Hosain7819/
El Hessen7812/
El-Hassen784/
El Hazayn784/
El-Khasan782/
El Haysam781/
El Hossam781/
El Haacen781/
El Hosane781/
El Houssaine768,560/
El Houssayne763/
El-Hassanova761/
El-Hassanová761/
El Asam7515/
El Azan7513/
El Hossein74172/
El Ashahan7420/
El Housain7410/
El Hossien749/
El Houssen745/
El-Hassein741/
El Hasatem741/
El Housayn741/
El Hosseyn741/
El Housssaine731/
El Ahzan7122,881/
El Hacen715,328/
El Hazen719/
El Essen711/
El Haçen711/
El Hesen711/
El Houssein702,745/
El Houssien70170/
El Hosseine7014/
El Housseïn7013/
El Housaine705/
El Housayne701/
El Housseine673,435/
El Housseyne6736/
El Eishan6719/
El Atchan6710/
El Hosein675/
El Housen672/
El Haicen672/
El Ashoun671/
El Hacham671/
El Housssein671/
El Heisseine671/
El Haycen671/
El Hacein671/
El Haseem671/
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El Hassan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Hassan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦalhsn98.89
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn1.11

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