Hussain is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hussain
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Widespread in England today, this Arab name (Husayn) is a diminutive of Hassan (= beautiful, good). Hussain (Hussein variant) is a small-son of Mohammed, the youngest son of Ali and Fatima.

How popular is Hussain?

Hussain is common in Pakistan.

Hussain is ranked 88 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hussains grew by 52.74616 per cent to 16909 since 2000 and ranked 2146 after elevating 850 spots. The last name was found in around 57 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.92 67.59
White 10.94 10.97
Black 5.24 2.82
Others 4.62 16.62
Hispanic or Latino 1.84 1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0.41
Hussain is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan while Maldives is ahead in terms of density. Around 5422548 people have been found who wears Hussain as their family name. Hussain is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
34,406 Moldova10
74,531 Czech Republic10
83,734 Belarus9
1,411 Democratic Republic of The Congo6
582 Liberia5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
248 Somalia4
2,980 Malawi4
593 Congo4
1,171 Grenada4
57 Palau3
2,550 Haiti3
20,541 Peru3
810 Mali3
1,985 Cambodia3
9,077 Lithuania3
6,774 Slovenia3
14,126 Colombia3
20,035 Uzbekistan2
443 Bhutan2
4,164 Vietnam2
4,944 Bosnia2
332 Chad2
10,211 Bulgaria2
706 Burundi2
5,442 Turkmenistan2
1,118 Isle of Man2
1,753 Cuba2
1,777 Jersey2
993 Guernsey2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
261 Vanuatu2
2,057 Myanmar1
9,591 Panama1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
3,586 Honduras1
799 British Virgin Islands1
19,810 Croatia1
3,214 Niger1
2,374 Bermuda1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
1,819 Laos1
2,078 Lesotho1
1,572 Macau1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
846 American Samoa1
692 Guinea1
38,063 Mauritania1
4,171 Rwanda1
14,644 Tunisia1
19,533 Uruguay1
472 Tonga1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
29,774 Venezuela1
113 Falkland Islands1
1,179 Swaziland1
444 Faroe Islands1
2,715 Gabon1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
15,705 Cameroon1
50,549 Georgia1
7,941 Guatemala1
6,212 Jamaica1
591 Samoa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
302 Seychelles47
3,098 Trinidad and Tobago45
18,843 Chile36
2,367 Japan32
2,645 Luxembourg26
16,867 Serbia23
1,021 Malta21
29,856 Kyrgyzstan18
11,333 Azerbaijan17
564 South Korea15
4,554 Senegal14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
52,959 Ukraine93
35,558 Kazakhstan67
17,264 Israel59
7,402 Portugal55
Countries with hundreds of Hussain:
342 Wales982
538 Norway911
405 Hong Kong854
9,534 Turkey804
696 Denmark747
6,990 Morocco738
2,189 Greece713
3,967 Netherlands656
1,602 Austria602
11,594 Algeria536
207 Djibouti460
786 Botswana439
2,657 Switzerland423
2,042 Finland411
1,395 Ireland393
115 Brunei377
1,865 Lebanon356
2,253 New Zealand336
6,453 Belgium282
40,920 Brazil270
16,468 Tanzania268
370 Thailand264
1,467 Namibia244
16,087 Mexico236
3,984 Tajikistan203
1,344 Mauritius182
51,049 Indonesia180
1,576 Northern Ireland167
78,913 Russia159
33,601 Argentina149
13,504 Romania146
269 Iceland139
597 Cyprus137
865 Suriname133
8,668 Hungary131
529 China111
Countries with thousands of Hussain:
5 Bahrain9,576
4 Qatar7,840
6 Maldives6,516
1,477 Ethiopia5,952
72 Libya5,567
905 Canada5,512
1,484 Germany5,144
871 Mozambique4,127
2,861 Iran3,889
447 Nepal3,860
1,376 Spain3,741
2,109 South Africa3,087
2,120 Uganda2,801
334 Jordan2,713
356 Scotland2,336
2,606 Kenya2,197
1,930 Australia1,636
348 Singapore1,538
7,996 Italy1,355
4,428 Poland1,337
58 Guyana1,313
54 Fiji1,313
7,209 France1,212
1,508 Zambia1,205
1,517 Angola1,200
2,627 Ghana1,198
970 Sweden1,044
14,316 Philippines1,031
Countries with ten thousands of Hussain:
69 England55,335
2 United Arab Emirates51,363
82 Sudan46,907
57 Afghanistan39,228
66 Yemen32,090
85 Sri Lanka25,497
167 Malaysia23,853
513 Egypt22,165
1,186 Nigeria21,397
2,601 United States15,443
7 Oman15,041
2 Kuwait12,784
265 Syria10,582
Countries with hundred thousands of Hussain:
95 India890,303
41 Bangladesh442,420
3 Saudi Arabia189,965
13 Iraq131,029
Countries with millions of Hussain:
2 Pakistan3,292,054
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Hussain Namesakes

  • In 1965 action and history movie, Azmat-e-Islam, Nazar Hussain played N.
  • In 2018, Zoya Hussain played the role of Tara in adventure flick Namdev Bhau.
  • Raffi Hussain, from 1986 adventure, comedy film Si Jantung Hati, who played N.
  • Najir Hussain played the leading role of Rameshwor Yadav in 2015 drama movie Hostel Returns.
  • Syed Karam Hussain, from 2016 drama, thriller flick Saawan, who played N.
  • In 2016, Yasir Hussain characterized the role of Moti in comedy, romance movie Lahore Se Aagey.
  • In 2018, Nazia Hussain played the role of Ragini in action, comedy movie Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle.
  • In 2008 comedy, drama movie, Aldada Dodi, Sameh Hussain characterized N.
  • In 1952 musical flick, Kafila, Nazir Hussain portrayed N.
  • In 2011 drama film, Byari, Altaf Hussain portrayed N.

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