Habssa Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Habssa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Habssa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania951:43,1043,266
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782

Habssa (693) may also be a first name.

Habssa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Habssa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺒﺼﻪ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Habssa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Habssa is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Habssa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Habssa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 314,062nd most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 693 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 43,104. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 36 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 17 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Algeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Habssah921/
Habsa911,497/
Abssa91708/
Habssaya861/
Habsah832,327/
Hafssa83501/
Habsha8345/
Habsat8333/
Habsia8332/
Khabsa8328/
Habsse8315/
Hapssa8314/
Habsau835/
Habssi834/
Habsay833/
Habsai832/
Hebssa831/
Habsas831/
Abssat831/
Abssah831/
Abssas831/
Abssai831/
Abssad831/
Habsad831/
Absa801,967/
Chabsah7746/
Habssou7726/
Khabsha7722/
Habshah7710/
Hasfsat775/
Habshad771/
Hafssat771/
Habsshi771/
Abssaid771/
Habshay771/
Hafsa7349,945/
Abssi737,062/
Habsi736,487/
Hapsa733,735/
Absah731,895/
Habsy73868/
Absia73737/
Habso73503/
Habza73498/
Hawsa73292/
Gabsa73180/
Absai73136/
Absay7356/
Habse7351/
Havsa7337/
Jabsa7337/
Absha7329/
Absat7324/
Hobsa7321/
Absad7316/
Ebssa7313/
Abssy7311/
Afssa7310/
Obssa7310/
Absas738/
Absaa738/
Absse735/
Absso733/
Hebsa732/
Habsé732/
Absea731/
Asfsa731/
Abses731/
Absis731/
Aybsa731/
Chabsiah7138/
Habshish714/
Hafsat6713,397/
Hafsah674,463/
Hapsah673,865/
Hafsha673,263/
Habsyi672,147/
Gabsha671,127/
Abshah67877/
Habshi67751/
Habshy67663/
Habsou67515/
Habsoh67491/
Hawsah67483/
Hobsah67186/
Hafsia67178/
Hapsay67131/
Absous67128/
Chapsa6793/
Chabza6777/
Hapsis6776/
Hapsha6772/
Habsji6770/
Hapsas6728/
Hafsai6728/
Habsih6725/
Hapsat6723/
Absaid6720/
Hafsau6715/
Abshai6715/
Habshe6714/
Abshad6714/
Habcha6714/
Hafsos6712/
Ahafsa679/
Gabsay678/
Gabssi676/
Hapsai676/
Absssy676/
Chobsa676/
Habshoosh675/
Hafsad675/
Khafsa675/
Abssey675/
Havsat675/
Habsid675/
Hapsap674/
Khapsa674/
Habsey674/
Hapssi674/
Hhafsa674/
Chafsa673/
Haffsa673/
Chabsi672/
Absaha672/
Absass672/
Abssou672/
Gabsse672/
Hapsia672/
Asdfsa672/
Jabsay671/
Awssah671/
Habszy671/
Hafsaa671/
Absait671/
Abbsah671/
Obssea671/
Happsa671/
Habsei671/
Habsho671/
Habsie671/
Abscha671/
Abshat671/
Abshis671/
Aabsha671/
Absser671/
Apssai671/
Gabsso671/
Habsit671/
Gabsai671/
Hashwshah671/
Habsoo671/

Habssa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Habssa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﺒﺼﻪhbsh32.41
ﺣﺒﺴﻪhbsh25
ﺣﺒﺼﺔhbst18.52
ﺣﺒﺲhbs15.74
ﺣﺒﺺhbs4.63
ﺣﺒﺴﺔhbst2.78
ﺣﺒﺼﺎhbsa0.93

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