El Hossain Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Palestine

El Hossain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Hossain 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
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Palestine1871:24,3253,568
Syria1471:131,2993,612
Jordan1351:65,5005,770
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

El Hossain (224) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Hossain Demographics

El Hossain Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 5 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Hossain Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hossain occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 355,911th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,137,655 people. The last name El Hossain occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of El Hossain live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. El Hossain is also the 601,629th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 224 people.

This surname is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 72,277. Aside from Morocco El Hossain exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 18 percent live and Syria, where 14 percent live.

El Hossain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (80%) 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 Houssain954,402/
El Hosain9519/
El Hossan956/
El Hossaine954/
El Hossaien951/
El Houssaine918,560/
El Houssaien911/
El Hossine90274/
El Hossein90172/
El Hussain9025/
El Housain9010/
El Hossien909/
El Hassain908/
El Houssan901/
El Hosan891/
El Housssaine871/
El Houssine8616,701/
El Houssein862,745/
El Hosseine8614/
El Housaine865/
El Hassaine861/
El Hassan8477,955/
El Hosein845/
El Hessan843/
El Husain842/
El Hasain841/
El Hossam841/
El Hosane841/
El Housseine823,435/
El Houssayne823/
El Housssein821/
El Haussaine821/
El Hassane8022,478/
El Hussein803,037/
El Housine80171/
El Housein8040/
El-Hussain8013/
El Hasasin804/
El Khasain802/
El Hassein801/
El Hoscein801/
El Hoseine801/
El Hosseyn801/
El Hossyne801/
El Housayn801/
El Hassine801/
El Gossein801/
El Hosayan801/
El Ahsan78275/
El Hasan7850/
El Assan7823/
El Housseinne781/
El-Houssien76122/
El Houseine7647/
El-Houssein7611/
El Hasseine765/
El Houssene764/
El Husseine761/
El-Houssine761/
El Hassisen761/
El Haussine761/
El Housayne761/
El-Hassan749,355/
El Hocine74284/
El Hussam74122/
El Hocein7410/
El Hassam747/
El Husein747/
El Hosene744/
El Hasane743/
El Hosyen743/
El Heshin742/
El Hacein741/
El Hacine741/
El Husayn741/
El Assane741/
El-Hoshan741/
El-Husain741/
El Housseyne7336/
El Housseïne7330/
El-Housseine735/
El Housseyen731/
El Houcine709,853/
El Hassoun705,364/
El Khashin701,769/
El Hassene70829/
El-Hussein70653/
El Houcein70452/
El Khashan7068/
El Huseyin703/
El Hoceine702/
El Haceine701/
El Husseim701/
El Ousamne701/
El Hassène701/
El-Hassane701/
El Husseen701/
El-Hassein701/
El Ahzan6722,881/
El Houceine67409/
El Assam67239/
El Hasayneh67183/
El-Hasan6749/
El Ouzan678/
El Houciene674/
El Hazan673/
El Hasseene671/
El Hassoune671/
El-Housseyn671/
El-Usain671/
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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 Hossain
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