Husseini Surname

10,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Husseini Surname User-submission:

In this surname Hassen is joined to Hussein. Hassen means 'handsome' and Hussein also means 'handsome'. The i or y suffix refers to belonging to. So Husseini means belonging to the Hussein the grandchild of prophet Mohamed. The root is hosn, meaning 'beauty'.

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Husseini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt26,8471:3,424461
Nigeria19,2621:9,1961,014
Afghanistan2,6111:12,315791
Tanzania2,4881:21,2792,657
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
United States4271:848,85064,722
Oman3651:10,1041,284
Sweden3631:27,1262,208
Iran3361:228,51917,749
Israel2911:29,4084,219
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates2281:40,1854,151
England1481:376,47326,505
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Australia791:341,71828,950
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Norway371:138,98117,684
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Jordan351:252,64110,356
American Samoa331:1,690316
France301:2,214,091176,965
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India101:76,706,538639,611
Finland101:549,67032,186
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Austria91:946,15970,786
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Husseini (22,796) may also be a first name.

Husseini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In this surname Hassen is joined to Hussein. Hassen means 'handsome' and Hussein also means 'handsome'. The i or y suffix refers to belonging to. So Husseini means belonging to the Hussein the grandchild of prophet Mohamed. The root is hosn, meaning 'beauty'.

- hala123

Husseini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Husseini (Arabic: الحُسيني, Marathi: हुसेनी) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Husseini.

How Common Is The Last Name Husseini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Husseini is the 10,006th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 129,602 people. Husseini is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Husseini live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 34,231st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 22,796 people.

The surname Husseini is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 26,847 people, or 1 in 3,424. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.

Husseini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Husseini surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.86% registered with the party.

The amount Husseini earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.29% less than the national average, earning 213,564 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $50,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $58,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Husseini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Husseini in the Marathi language
हुसेनीhuseni54.55
हुसेन्husen18.18
हुसेनhusena18.18
हुसैनीhusaini9.09
Husseini in the Arabic language
الحُسينيalhusyny-
الحسينىalhsyny-
الحسينـيalhsyny-
الحسينيalhsyny-

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