How common is the surname Hossain?

5,978 people in the United States had the surname Hossain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,647 Americans. It ranked 5,788th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hossain?

Selina Hossain, Bengali writer (born 1947), followed by Mosaddek Hossain Saikat.

Where is the surname Hossain most common?

Wikidata records people named Hossain in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Hossain getting more or less common?

More common. 2,932 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,978 in 2010, up 104%.

The surname Hossain

A surname, carried by 5,978 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hossain is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,978 people named Hossain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,647 Americans. That is up 104% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,932.

#5,788

rank among US surnames

5,978

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+103.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,783	Bedell	5,989	51,552
#5,786	Maxfield	5,987	51,569
#5,787	Beaman	5,980	51,630
#5,788	Hossain	5,978	51,647

Who is named Hossain

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Hossain identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% as two or more races and 2.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
Two or more races 2.4%
White (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Hossains

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Selina Hossain
Bengali writer (born 1947)
Mosaddek Hossain Saikat
Bangladeshi cricketer, born 1995
Kamal Hossain
Bengali lawyer and politician (born 1937)
Hameeda Hossain
Bangladeshi lawyer, born 1936
A F M Khalid Hossain
Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, born 1956
Anwar Hossain
Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer (1948-2018)
Saima Wazed
Bangladeshi psychologist, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hossain

Hossain has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Questions

How common is the surname Hossain?: 5,978 people in the United States had the surname Hossain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,647 Americans. It ranked 5,788th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hossain?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hossain identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hossain?: Selina Hossain, Bengali writer (born 1947), followed by Mosaddek Hossain Saikat.
Where is the surname Hossain most common?: Wikidata records people named Hossain in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Hossain getting more or less common?: More common. 2,932 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,978 in 2010, up 104%.