Hiughes Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hiughes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiughes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hiughes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hiughes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hiughes is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiughes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hiughes is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Hiughes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Hiughes are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hiughes is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent reside, New York, where 25 percent reside and Texas, where 25 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Hiughes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hiughes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hiughes surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iuges831/
Iunges7771/
Jughes773/
Eiughe771/
Iuge733/
Chiunge71121/
Giugges716/
Aiyughe711/
Youghes711/
Giuge67367/
Juges6754/
Hiuga6742/
Iunge6720/
Yuges6711/
Iugih6711/
Jughe672/
Chihunge672/
Jiuge671/
Hyunghee671/
Ayiughei671/
Iughi671/
Jhuge671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hiughes
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