In all the world, حسين (حسين 
, Hussain 
, Hussein , and others...) is a prevalent primarily boy's, but very seldom female first name. The first name حسين is habitual in Iraq, where it is a prevalent male name, Lebanon, and Maldives, where it is a widespread masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Iraq, Egypt, and India. Likewise, حسين is the last name as well as the forename.
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| حسين | Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq |
| Hussain, Hossein, Hussien, Husain, Husayn, Hussein | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Hocine | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Malaysia, India |
| Hüseyin | United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
| Houcine | United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, India |
| Hossin | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, Bangladesh |
| Huseyn | Ethiopia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, India, Iraq |
| Hassine | Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Egypt |
Haussein, Hejaz, Hissène, Hosein, Hosejn, Hossain, Hosseini, Hosseyn, Houssayn, Houssein, Houssin, Houssine, Hsyn, Husajn, Husayni, Huseen, Husein, Huseini, Husejin, Huseyin, Hussaini, Hussayn, Hussaïn, Husseini, Hussen, Husseyn, Husseïn, Hysen, Hüseyn, Khuseyn, Saffar, Seyed, Χουσεΐν, Оссейн, Хосеин, Хоссейн, Хусеин, Хусейн, Хуссейн, Хюсейн, חוסיין, חוסייני, الحسيني, حسيني, حسین, حسینی, حُسين, हुसेन, হুসাইন, হুসেইন,
حسين is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hussein Ben Akool , character in Darb Alzalaq; Hüseyin , the operatic character in the opera Gegen die Wand and Hüseyin Şevki Topuz .
| حسين بن عبد الصمد الحارثي Lebanese faqih, LB (b. 1512) |
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| حسين آل نظمي Iraqi-Ottoman multilinguistic and literary, IQ (b. 1640) |
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| حسين بن علي الوفائي Ottoman Syrian Sufi and poet, SY (b. 1700) |
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| حسين العشاري Iraqi faqih and poet, IQ (b. 1737) |
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| حسين نجف Iraqi faqih and poet, IQ (b. 1746) |
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| حسين عبد الصمد Lebanese-Ottoman Druze religious leader, LB (b. 1786) |
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| حسين الدجاني Ottoman-Palestinian Islamic jurist, writer and poet, IL (b. 1788) |
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حسين فخرى باشا Egyptian prime minister, EG (b. 1843) |
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حسين كامل Sultan of Egypt and the Sudan (1853–1917), EG (b. 1853) |
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| حسين بن رضا بحر العلوم Ottoman Iraqi Islamic scholar and poet, IQ (b. 1806) |
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| حسين البشدري faqih and muhadith, IQ (b. 1813) |
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حسين رشدي باشا Egyptian Prime Minister, EG (b. 1863) |
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| حسين الخليلي Iraqi Islamic scholar, IQ (b. 1814) |
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حسين كاظم قادرى بك ottoman statesman, governor, and writer, TR (b. 1870) |
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حسين بوحاجب Tunisian physician, educator and sport promoter (1872-1946) (b. 1872) |
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علي, ابوعلي, ابو علي, العامري, العراقي, العبادي, العبيدي, العبودي, العكيلي, الحسيني, الساعدي, الدراجي, الجبوري, الربيعي, الخفاجي, التميمي, المالكي, المياحي, الكناني, ابراهيم, عبدالله, البصراوي, اللامي, المحمداوي, الكعبي, المصري, حسن, احمد, عباس, علاء, سالم, سعيد, صالح, محمد, كريم, قاسم, يوسف, العلي, الملك, احمدي, رضائي, محمدي, محمود, الحنين, الشمري, الاسدي, الطائي, الملكي, and الكربلائي