El Houssen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

El Houssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Houssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

El Houssen (31) may also be a first name.

El Houssen Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Houssen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

El Houssen is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of El Houssen reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania El Houssen is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

El Houssen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Houssen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn-

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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 Houssen
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