Mousseini Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Mousseini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mousseini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mousseini (13) may also be a first name.

Mousseini Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mousseini is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mousseini? popularity and diffusion

Mousseini is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Mousseini occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mousseini reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world, held by 13 people.

Mousseini is most common in Niger, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger Mousseini is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 53 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 16 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhosseini8912/
Moussieni891/
Masseini821/
Moussiene7814/
Musyeni753/
Musyini752/
Musyingi7148/
Musheeni7130/
Mushieni7110/
Mushiini712/
Mossiene711/
Mutsieni711/
Motsieni711/
Motsiheni679/
Massihini671/
Mosejiene671/

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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 Mousseini
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