El Hassen Surname

153,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Hassen Surname

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
Mauritania2,8541:1,435180
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El Hassen (6,135) 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

The last name El Hassen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

El Hassen is the 153,799th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,550,769 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Hassen live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 84,459th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 6,135 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2,854 people, or 1 in 1,435. In Mauritania El Hassen is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 24 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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 Haissen95205/
El Hassien952/
El Hasseïn951/
El Hasen9461/
El Haissene901/
El Hassenne901/
El Hassan8977,955/
El Hossen8935/
El Hessen8912/
El-Hassen894/
El Hassin892/
El Hasson891/
El Hassane8422,478/
El Hassoun845,364/
El Haissan84170/
El Hossien849/
El Houssen845/
El Hasasin844/
El Hacen825,328/
El Hasan8250/
El Assan8223/
El Hasin8211/
El Hazen829/
El Hesen821/
El Haçen821/
El Essen821/
El Houssien80170/
El Han80153/
El Housseïn8013/
El Haissane804/
El Heissene802/
El Hassoune801/
El-Hassan789,355/
El Hassam787/
El Hossan786/
El Hateen784/
El Hasane783/
El Hessan783/
El Haicen782/
El Housen782/
El Haacen781/
El Hacenn781/
El Haycen781/
El Asheen781/
El Assane781/
El Hossin781/
El Haseem781/
El Hand75284/
El Hain75115/
El Khan7513/
El Asem7510/
El Hank755/
El Hant754/
El Hosn753/
El Hann751/
El Khashin741,769/
El Houssin74818/
El Khashan7468/
El Hacenne741/
El Hasatem741/
El Houssan741/
El-Hassane741/
El-Houssen741/
El Houssyn741/
El Ahzan7122,881/
El Hatem711,083/
El Ahsan71275/
El Assam71239/
El-Hasan7149/
El-Hacen7118/
El Khane718/
El An714/
El Hasim714/
El Hazan713/
El Chain712/
El Hacin711/
El Khann711/
El Hazin711/
El Assim711/
El Chaan711/
El Hosan711/
El Khayn711/
El-Houssien70122/
El-Haissane707/
El Hachem67860/
El Ham67276/
El Ain67267/
El Hateem67122/
El Ahzaan67122/
El Eishan6719/
El And6712/
El Atchan6710/
El Hon679/
El Houcen675/
El Aan674/
El Ahn674/
El Amn674/
El Ayn674/
El Cheine672/
El-Khasan672/
El Chaine672/
El Hocien672/
El Ant672/
El-Hassanová671/
El Ein671/
El Haicin671/
El Housin671/
El Hattem671/
El Khaine671/
El Haysam671/
El Hossam671/
El Goosen671/
El Ashoun671/
El-Hassanova671/
El-Jassin671/
El Hosane671/
El Khaynh671/
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El Hassen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Hassen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦalhsn99.5
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn0.33
ﺍﻟﺤﺎﺳﻦalhasn0.04
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hassen
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