El Hussein Surname

146,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

El Hussein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Hussein 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
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Denmark101:564,47234,222
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
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El Hussein (380) may also be a first name.

El Hussein Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Hussein occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 146,068th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,399,587 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of El Hussein are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 444,827th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 380 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Outside of Sudan it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 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 Houssein952,745/
El Husein957/
El Husseine951/
El Housseine913,435/
El Housssein911/
El-Hussein90653/
El Hossein90172/
El Housein9040/
El Hussain9025/
El Huseyin903/
El Husseen901/
El Husseim901/
El Housseinne871/
El Houssine8616,701/
El Houssain864,402/
El Houseine8647/
El-Houssein8611/
El Houssene864/
El Haussine861/
El Hosein845/
El Husain842/
El-Husein841/
El Houssaine828,560/
El Housseyne8236/
El Housseïne8230/
El-Housseine825/
El Haussaine821/
El Houssaien821/
El Housseyen821/
El Hossain801,021/
El Houcein80452/
El Housine80171/
El-Hussain8013/
El Housain8010/
El-Khusein804/
El Houssan801/
El Hosseyn801/
El Hoscein801/
El Housssaine781/
El Houceine76409/
El-Houssien76122/
El Housaine765/
El Hossaien761/
El-Housseyn761/
El-Houssine761/
El Hussam74122/
El Hosain7419/
El Hocein7410/
El Hossan746/
El-Huseen741/
El Husayn741/
El Hucine741/
El-Husain741/
El Houssayne733/
El-Housseïne732/
El Houcine709,853/
El Houcene701/
El Housayn701/
El Hisan67702/
El Houceyne6722/
El Houceïne675/
El Houciene674/
El Hosan671/
El Housayne671/
El-Usain671/
El-Houceine671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hussein
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