Elhousein Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elhousein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhousein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elhousein (14) may also be a first name.

Elhousein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elhousein (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhousein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Elhousein is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elhousein are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Elhousein is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Elhousein is most common in: Assaba Region, where 42 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 17 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania Elhousein exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elhousein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elhousein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻴﻦalhsyn95.45
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦalhsn4.55

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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 Elhousein
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