Hu Forename

27,871st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 30,025 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Hu Forename Definition:

A variant of Hew.

Hu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
53%
 
17,4911:5,295339
Cambodia
57%
 
2,2251:7,3141,036
China-1,8911:722,39930,361
United States
64%
 
1,2211:296,9189,307
India
 
66%
1,1731:1,035,70267,077
Thailand
67%
 
9361:74,8577,003
Egypt
 
70%
8891:103,3764,708
Taiwan
85%
 
7471:31,8205,373
Indonesia
100%
6141:420,13633,300
Malaysia
66%
 
4841:62,9134,922
Pakistan
 
76%
3501:555,30812,293
Nigeria
96%
 
3311:536,44816,471
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
Brazil
 
52%
2621:817,69522,852
Canada
69%
 
1471:225,3978,168
Singapore
63%
 
881:71,4447,003
Germany
68%
 
721:1,342,7489,269
Nepal
 
89%
661:431,62713,419
England
67%
 
561:992,90916,559
France
50%
 
551:1,208,5528,739
Brunei-521:8,069674
Netherlands
50%
 
501:338,0429,978
Australia-441:310,4006,168
Cameroon
100%
411:527,08516,810
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Russia-361:4,006,49221,115
Hong Kong-291:267,3353,524
Austria
 
64%
271:315,3413,671
South Korea-211:264,0208,921
Ecuador-201:886,3467,318
South Africa
89%
 
191:2,870,13974,981
Iraq-191:1,843,04511,423
Japan-191:6,736,10830,453
New Zealand-181:252,0027,674
Ukraine
55%
 
121:3,791,6597,438
Philippines
71%
 
101:10,600,948147,506
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Afghanistan
 
75%
91:3,624,83524,448
Myanmar-91:5,772,0301,432
Ethiopia
100%
91:10,840,01514,737
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Sweden
63%
 
81:1,232,23822,791
Argentina
75%
 
71:6,110,46314,292
Italy
62%
 
71:8,723,15629,138
Switzerland
100%
61:1,368,91614,223
Papua New Guinea
75%
 
51:1,630,463100,826
Belarus
75%
 
51:1,896,4778,406
Kazakhstan
 
67%
51:3,549,36921,516
Finland
 
75%
51:1,096,6379,775
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Belgium
50%
 
41:2,872,51022,632
Denmark-41:1,412,37415,217
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Maldives
100%
21:216,9523,781
Wales
 
73%
21:1,547,15412,610
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Scotland-21:2,675,18318,328
Greece
100%
21:5,467,27417,678
Hungary
 
61%
21:4,895,8864,852
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Jordan-21:4,413,3878,826
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Chile
50%
 
11:17,607,20848,996
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Czechia
64%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150

The alternate forms: (12) are calculated separately.

Hu (16,960,671) may also be a surname.

Hu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Hew.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Hu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8312/
Hui808,516,339/
Huy801,129,328/
Chu80379,499/
Hau80233,748/
Huu80108,765/
Khu8011,271/
Ahu806,645/
Hou806,606/
Hus802,726/
Hut802,359/
Hud802,331/
Hup802,100/
Heu801,806/
Ohu80276/
Huh80208/
Hju80179/
Huj80114/
Hux8043/
Huz8033/
Hhu806/
Huệ803/
Hậu801/
Huí801/
Chau67290,226/
U67118,328/
Chou6738,795/
Chui6738,333/
Chup676,880/
Chut673,078/
Khuy672,421/
Hjeu672,269/
Chuy671,845/
Cheu671,556/
Huss671,305/
Khou671,264/
Khau671,125/
Houd671,006/
Chus67999/
Huit67505/
Hout67434/
Haus67423/
Chuu67399/
Khui67389/
Houy67318/
Chud67295/
Ehou67263/
Chux67223/
Huuy67194/
Chuh67164/
Hush67139/
Hhuy67122/
Ahau67110/
Chhu6798/
Hutt6793/
Haut6788/
Hous6778/
Hahu6775/
Huyt6760/
Haud6759/
Huch6753/
Hudd6749/
Huis6744/
Kheu6735/
Hust6732/
Hohu6731/
Huui6731/
Haup6724/
Hhud6721/
Khuj6721/
Hujh6721/
Hauh6717/
Chuz6715/
Hupp6714/
Heud6713/
Huys6713/
Heus6713/
Huip6713/
Aahu6711/
Hult6711/
Heup679/
Huij677/
Houp677/
Huiz676/
Chuj676/
Huih676/
Heuz675/
Houx675/
Ghuu675/
Huyd675/
Huzz675/
Jhuy675/
Heut675/
Hutd674/
Houh674/
Hguh674/
Hhuu673/
Hjou673/
Huid673/
Hujj673/
Hauz673/
Hudh673/
Hgau673/
Huzt672/
Houz672/
Jhuh672/
Heue672/
Huyp672/
Khgu672/
Houj672/
Huhj672/
Hjui672/
Hjuy672/
Huux672/
Chuĭ671/
Chgu671/
Huyj671/
Husd671/
Hupf671/
Hu'a671/
Huhy671/
Hudt671/
Hgou671/
Haux671/
Huuj671/
Husp671/
Huuh671/
Huhh671/
Hujt671/
Hhup671/
Hhus671/
Hjuu671/
Ch'u671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hu