Hsu Surname

8,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Hsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,0091:12,9411,614
Myanmar18,0931:2,871152
Thailand7,5651:9,338500
Canada2,8331:13,0061,927
Taiwan2,8161:8,326163
China2,7771:492,374259
Australia1,0421:25,9083,535
South Africa4351:124,54614,679
Malaysia4251:69,3985,054
Japan4211:303,66811,214
New Zealand3481:13,0122,266
England3481:160,10915,012
Hong Kong3461:21,201463
France3351:198,27730,839
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
Germany1611:500,03442,738
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Argentina1471:290,77223,277
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Belize761:4,677831
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Paraguay531:136,5422,910
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Guam491:3,268415
Spain481:974,00136,812
Ecuador471:338,4229,364
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Chile441:400,37410,831
Israel401:213,94120,390
Costa Rica371:129,1911,972
India341:22,560,747316,052
Vietnam311:2,988,5822,277
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Austria251:340,61736,996
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Norway131:395,56035,657
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Panama101:391,2268,067
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Macau81:75,204441
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Monaco71:5,295668
Wales61:515,75523,171
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Hsü (6) are calculated separately.

Hsu (25,496) may also be a first name.

Hsu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hsu is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Hsü. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,400th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 107,483 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Hsu live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 31,527th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 25,496 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 28,009 people, or 1 in 12,941. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 50 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 95 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Hsu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hsu surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hsu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning 291,465 kr per year; in Peru they earn 88.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,569 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.43% more than the national average, earning R 400,260 per year; in United States they earn 32.89% more than the national average, earning $57,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.05% more than the national average, earning $61,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hsü896/
Hsiu86334/
Hsui86262/
Hseu8636/
Hsut8619/
Chsu8610/
Khsu869/
Shsu863/
Hsud863/
Hshu862/
Hsus862/
Hsuu861/
Hhsu861/
Zhsu861/
Hsuj861/
Hscu861/
Hsou861/
Hsuh861/
Hsuy861/
Hszu861/
Su807,767,681/
Hsouh751,909/
Hsahu7539/
Hsuch7525/
Shshu7515/
Hsheu7510/
Hsuih759/
Shseu752/
Hsout751/
Chsui751/
D'Hsu751/
Khsou751/
Hssou751/
Hsuhh751/
Chsut751/
Hsdju751/
Khsau751/
Zhu6719,737,904/
Chu672,218,703/
Shu671,286,913/
Sui67551,753/
Sau67266,328/
Siu6783,730/
Sut6749,273/
Suh6740,497/
Suy6736,704/
Sud6724,472/
Sou6713,818/
Seu6711,763/
Sus676,960/
Sup672,488/
Suu67870/
Suz67369/
Szu67328/
Jhu67108/
Suß6769/
Suj6743/
Ssu6730/
Xhu6719/
Sgu6715/
Scu6714/
Sxu6714/
Zsu6713/
Hju6711/
Sux678/
Jsu678/
Sju676/
Hzu676/
Suś676/
Hcu675/
Hxu674/
Xsu673/
Suá672/
Shsuch671/
Khshui671/
Suç671/

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