Throughout the world, عبدالحسین (Abdolhossein 
, عبدالحسین 
, Abdol-Hossein ) is a rare boy's first name. The forename عبدالحسین is characteristic of Afghanistan, where it is a rare boy's name, Iran, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare male name. Very seldom, عبدالحسین is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Abdolhossein | Canada, Spain, France, Iran, United States |
| عبدالحسین | Afghanistan, Iran |
| Abdol-Hossein | United States, Canada |
Abd Al-Hussein, Abdul Hussein, Abdul-Hussein, Abdulhussein, and عبدالحسين
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عبدالحسین میرزا فرمانفرما Qajar prince (1857-1939), IR (b. 1857) |
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عبدالحسین آیتی Iranian missionary of the Baha'i Faith, journalist, author and teacher, IR (b. 1871) |
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عبدالحسین هوشمندراد شیرازی Iranian essayist and bigrapher (1892-1946), IR (b. 1892) |
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عبدالحسین برازنده Iranian composer, IR (b. 1893) |
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عبدالحسین سرداری Iranian statesman and diplomat who saved the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust, IR (b. 1895) |
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عبدالحسین هژیر Iranian prime minister (1899-1949), IR (b. 1899) |
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عبدالحسین امینی Iranian Muslim scholar, IR (b. 1902) |
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عبدالحسین نوشین Iranian playwright and film director, IR (b. 1906) |
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عبدالحسین سپنتا Iranian film director, IR (b. 1907) |
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| عبدالحسین صنیع همایون Iranian artist (1859-1921), IR (b. 1859) |
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عبدالحسین زرین‌کوب Iranian professor of Persian culture and literature (1923–1999), IR (b. 1923) |
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| عبدالحسین رشتی Iranian faqih, IR (b. 1875) |
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عبدالحسین سمیعی IR (b. 1930) |
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| عبدالحسین صنعتی‌زاده کرمانی Iranian novelist, IR (b. 1895) |
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عبدالحسین وهاب‌زاده Iranian translator, IR (b. 1947) |
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