El Houcein Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Houcein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Houcein 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
Mauritania2811:14,5721,381
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

El Houcein (751) may also be a first name.

El Houcein Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Houcein (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name El Houcein is the 663,740th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of El Houcein live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Senegambia Africa. El Houcein is also the 299,937th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 751 people.

The surname El Houcein is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 14,572. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 27 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 38 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 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 Houceine95409/
El Hocein9510/
El Houcine909,853/
El Housein9040/
El Hoceine902/
El Houcene901/
El Hoscein901/
El Houssein862,745/
El Houseine8647/
El Houceyne8622/
El Houcaine869/
El Houceïne865/
El Houciene864/
El-Houceine861/
El Hocine84284/
El Husein847/
El Hosein845/
El Hucine841/
El Hacein841/
El Housseine823,435/
El Housssein821/
El Hussein803,037/
El Hossein80172/
El Housine80171/
El Housain8010/
El Huseyin803/
El Hocuine801/
El Hoseine801/
El Haceine801/
El Housseinne781/
El Houssine7616,701/
El Houssain764,402/
El Hosseine7614/
El-Houssein7611/
El Housaine765/
El Houssene764/
El Husseine761/
El Ahcene741,217/
El Hacene74586/
El Hosain7419/
El Akhuin744/
El Hosene744/
El Hosyen743/
El-Hocine743/
El Husain742/
El Ashoun741/
El-Husein741/
El Hacine741/
El Houssaine738,560/
El Housseyne7336/
El Housseïne7330/
El-Housseine735/
El Housseyen731/
El Houssaien731/
El Hassoun705,364/
El Hossain701,021/
El-Hussein70653/
El Hossine70274/
El Hussain7025/
El Hossien709/
El-Khusein704/
El Housayn701/
El Hassein701/
El Hacheim701/
El Hosseyn701/
El Husseim701/
El Houssan701/
El Gossein701/
El Husseen701/
El Housssaine701/
El Khachine67341/
El-Houssien67122/
El Ouzan678/
El Hasseine675/
El Hossaine674/
El Houkayem672/
El Hacan672/
El Heissene672/
El Housayne671/
El Hossaien671/
El Haussine671/
El Azoun671/
El Hosan671/
El-Housseyn671/
El Hassoune671/
El-Houssine671/
El Acene671/
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El Houcein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Houcein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn99.07
ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺳﻴﻦalhwsyn0.31
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻨﻲalhsyny0.31
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦalhsn0.31
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  • 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 Houcein
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