El Houssein Surname

159,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Houssein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Houssein 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
Mauritania1,6141:2,537313
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

El Houssein (5,610) may also be a first name.

El Houssein Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Houssein (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El Houssein click here.

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

El Houssein is the 159,002nd most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,654,844 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Houssein live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 89,420th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 5,610 people.

El Houssein is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1,614 people, or 1 in 2,537. In Mauritania El Houssein is most common in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent live and Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 41 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

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 Housseine963,435/
El Housssein961/
El Hussein953,037/
El Hossein95172/
El Housein9540/
El Housseinne921/
El Houssine9116,701/
El Houssain914,402/
El Houseine9147/
El Hosseine9114/
El-Houssein9111/
El Houssene914/
El Husseine911/
El Husein907/
El Hosein905/
El Houssaine878,560/
El Housseyne8736/
El Housseïne8730/
El-Housseine875/
El Housseyen871/
El Houssaien871/
El Hossain861,021/
El-Hussein86653/
El Houcein86452/
El Hossine86274/
El Housine86171/
El Hussain8625/
El Housain8610/
El Hossien869/
El Huseyin863/
El Hassein861/
El Hoscein861/
El Hoseine861/
El Hosseyn861/
El Husseim861/
El Houssan861/
El Gossein861/
El Husseen861/
El Housssaine831/
El Houceine82409/
El-Houssien82122/
El Hasseine825/
El Housaine825/
El Hossaine824/
El-Houssine821/
El-Housseyn821/
El Haussine821/
El Hossaien821/
El Hosain8019/
El Hocein8010/
El Hossan806/
El Hosene804/
El Hosyen803/
El Husain802/
El-Husein801/
El Houssayne783/
El-Housseïne782/
El Heisseine781/
El Haussaine781/
El Houcine769,853/
El Hassene76829/
El-Hussain7613/
El Hassain768/
El-Khusein764/
El Hasasin764/
El Hoceine762/
El Hossyne761/
El Housayn761/
El Hassine761/
El Isseine761/
El-Hassein761/
El Houcene761/
El Hosan741/
El Houceyne7322/
El Houceïne735/
El Houciene734/
El Heissene732/
El Haissene731/
El Hasseene731/
El Hassaine731/
El Hassisen731/
El-Houceine731/
El Housayne731/
El Hassan7077,955/
El Hocine70284/
El Hussam70122/
El Hasene709/
El Hacein701/
El Hucine701/
El Hasain701/
El Hossam701/
El Husayn701/
El Ashoun701/
El-Huseen701/
El-Husain701/
El Hosane701/
El Hassane6722,478/
El Hassoun675,364/
El Khashin671,769/
El Haissan67170/
El-Hassene6710/
El Khasain672/
El Haceine671/
El Ousamne671/
El Hassène671/
El Hosayan671/
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El Houssein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Houssein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn99.56
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦalhsn0.33
ﺣﺴﻴﻦhsyn0.11
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Houssein
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