Hu Surname
Approximately 16,960,671 people bear this surname
Hu Surname User-submission:
This surname comes form the Classical Chinese hú (胡), which meant 'dewlap', 'wattle' and was a variant Chinese character for 'how', 'why', 'what' (he 何), 'long-lasting', 'far-reaching' (xia 遐), 'part of a dagger-axe', hu- in 'butterfly' (hudie 蝴蝶), or possibly 'northern barbarians'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 16,673,650 | 1:82 | 18 |
| Taiwan | 134,742 | 1:174 | 37 |
| Thailand | 26,370 | 1:2,679 | 49 |
| United States | 25,365 | 1:14,290 | 1,790 |
| Singapore | 14,500 | 1:380 | 65 |
| Hong Kong | 12,158 | 1:603 | 87 |
| Cambodia | 11,510 | 1:1,346 | 323 |
| India | 10,458 | 1:73,347 | 4,983 |
| Vietnam | 9,722 | 1:9,530 | 268 |
| Canada | 6,366 | 1:5,788 | 841 |
| Spain | 3,752 | 1:12,461 | 1,440 |
| Australia | 3,494 | 1:7,726 | 1,143 |
| Malaysia | 3,234 | 1:9,120 | 1,059 |
| France | 3,046 | 1:21,807 | 2,539 |
| Mexico | 2,210 | 1:56,166 | 2,757 |
| Guatemala | 2,101 | 1:7,655 | 935 |
| Macau | 1,990 | 1:302 | 78 |
| Italy | 1,427 | 1:42,857 | 7,696 |
| England | 1,318 | 1:42,275 | 5,409 |
| Pakistan | 1,281 | 1:139,457 | 3,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,094 | 1:8,375 | 1,043 |
| Suriname | 984 | 1:562 | 20 |
| Indonesia | 865 | 1:152,889 | 14,990 |
| Netherlands | 833 | 1:20,273 | 3,197 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| New Zealand | 623 | 1:7,269 | 1,238 |
| Germany | 598 | 1:134,625 | 16,396 |
| Japan | 584 | 1:218,911 | 9,443 |
| Brazil | 349 | 1:613,394 | 22,828 |
| Sweden | 312 | 1:31,560 | 2,578 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Belgium | 209 | 1:55,008 | 8,920 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| South Korea | 183 | 1:280,001 | 205 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Chile | 147 | 1:119,840 | 4,336 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Philippines | 135 | 1:749,913 | 74,028 |
| Austria | 131 | 1:65,003 | 10,044 |
| South Africa | 126 | 1:429,982 | 36,940 |
| Ecuador | 118 | 1:134,795 | 6,841 |
| Greece | 118 | 1:93,897 | 15,855 |
| Turkey | 110 | 1:707,467 | 36,087 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Hungary | 103 | 1:95,304 | 9,307 |
| Switzerland | 99 | 1:82,959 | 9,414 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Peru | 92 | 1:345,480 | 11,994 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Denmark | 78 | 1:72,368 | 7,171 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Scotland | 74 | 1:72,349 | 5,525 |
| Brunei | 73 | 1:5,736 | 837 |
| Finland | 71 | 1:77,418 | 8,452 |
| Norway | 67 | 1:76,751 | 10,726 |
| Argentina | 53 | 1:806,480 | 53,420 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Mongolia | 32 | 1:88,290 | 6,105 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Costa Rica | 21 | 1:227,622 | 2,745 |
| Romania | 21 | 1:956,089 | 52,327 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Honduras | 16 | 1:551,028 | 3,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Hü (6) & Hú (2) are calculated separately.
Hu (30,025) may also be a first name.
Hu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes form the Classical Chinese hú (胡), which meant 'dewlap', 'wattle' and was a variant Chinese character for 'how', 'why', 'what' (he 何), 'long-lasting', 'far-reaching' (xia 遐), 'part of a dagger-axe', hu- in 'butterfly' (hudie 蝴蝶), or possibly 'northern barbarians'.
- nadiahothAnciently used to refer to "barbarian" groups on the northern and western frontiers of China.
- zeedarkjsterHu Demographics
Average Hu Salary in
United States
$52,009 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hu (Hindi: हु, Marathi: हु, Oriya: ହୁ) occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hü or Hú. For other potential spellings of Hu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hu is the 27th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 430 people. Hu is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hu reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Hu is also the 27,871st most widely held first name on earth It is held by 30,025 people.
The surname is most commonly held in China, where it is carried by 16,673,650 people, or 1 in 82. Beside China Hu is found in 157 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Hu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hu last name expanded 105,688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 26,360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hu last name is predominantly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (67%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Hu surname are 9.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.42% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.17% less than the national average, earning €7,155 per year; in Norway they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning 330,335 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,350 per year; in South Africa they earn 110.9% more than the national average, earning R 501,180 per year; in Vietnam they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning 82,523,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $52,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hü | 83 | 6 | / |
| Hú | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hou | 80 | 4,316,647 | / |
| Chu | 80 | 2,218,703 | / |
| Hui | 80 | 470,645 | / |
| Huy | 80 | 169,619 | / |
| Huu | 80 | 85,834 | / |
| Hau | 80 | 51,479 | / |
| Hut | 80 | 15,401 | / |
| Hus | 80 | 10,545 | / |
| Khu | 80 | 9,668 | / |
| Huz | 80 | 8,064 | / |
| Hud | 80 | 5,457 | / |
| Hux | 80 | 2,275 | / |
| Heu | 80 | 2,196 | / |
| Huh | 80 | 2,088 | / |
| Ahu | 80 | 1,917 | / |
| Huß | 80 | 1,504 | / |
| Hup | 80 | 1,230 | / |
| Ohu | 80 | 767 | / |
| Huj | 80 | 197 | / |
| Huş | 80 | 186 | / |
| Huđ | 80 | 53 | / |
| Huț | 80 | 41 | / |
| Hhu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hju | 80 | 11 | / |
| Huš | 80 | 7 | / |
| Huď | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hữu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Huệ | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hậu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Huí | 80 | 2 | / |
| Huá | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huë | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huì | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huș | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chou | 67 | 494,067 | / |
| U | 67 | 304,354 | / |
| Chau | 67 | 303,716 | / |
| Chui | 67 | 49,650 | / |
| Huss | 67 | 22,696 | / |
| Chut | 67 | 11,425 | / |
| Hutt | 67 | 10,774 | / |
| Hupp | 67 | 8,408 | / |
| Haus | 67 | 7,607 | / |
| Huit | 67 | 5,978 | / |
| Khau | 67 | 5,974 | / |
| Hult | 67 | 5,523 | / |
| Chuy | 67 | 5,285 | / |
| Hout | 67 | 4,089 | / |
| Huys | 67 | 3,977 | / |
| Haut | 67 | 3,472 | / |
| Houy | 67 | 3,043 | / |
| Huch | 67 | 2,991 | / |
| Khuy | 67 | 2,961 | / |
| Houd | 67 | 2,912 | / |
| Hust | 67 | 2,184 | / |
| Hush | 67 | 2,077 | / |
| Hudd | 67 | 2,074 | / |
| Heus | 67 | 1,915 | / |
| Huis | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Khou | 67 | 1,581 | / |
| Houx | 67 | 1,369 | / |
| Chup | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Ehou | 67 | 1,300 | / |
| Cheu | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Hupf | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Haux | 67 | 948 | / |
| Houp | 67 | 943 | / |
| Hauß | 67 | 939 | / |
| Chuj | 67 | 806 | / |
| Khui | 67 | 736 | / |
| Chus | 67 | 686 | / |
| Huyh | 67 | 654 | / |
| Chud | 67 | 630 | / |
| Hous | 67 | 527 | / |
| Heux | 67 | 487 | / |
| Heuß | 67 | 472 | / |
| Chuh | 67 | 311 | / |
| Heup | 67 | 299 | / |
| Haud | 67 | 269 | / |
| Hjeu | 67 | 233 | / |
| Chuu | 67 | 223 | / |
| Houh | 67 | 184 | / |
| Kheu | 67 | 177 | / |
| Huňa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Houz | 67 | 139 | / |
| Ahau | 67 | 136 | / |
| Hohu | 67 | 134 | / |
| Hahu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Heue | 67 | 72 | / |
| Chhu | 67 | 59 | / |
| D'Hu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hauh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Chux | 67 | 41 | / |
| Huui | 67 | 40 | / |
| Heut | 67 | 39 | / |
| Husø | 67 | 39 | / |
| Haup | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chuz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hujj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hu'e | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hňup | 67 | 23 | / |
| Huët | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hauz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Houj | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hubp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hudø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Huiz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huľa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hušť | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ghuu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hhau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Husp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hudt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aahu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hudh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huhy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huyt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hjau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huič | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khuj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hhhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hujd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huuß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huđa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huiß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huzs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hhuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hgau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hgou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khưu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huså | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hu'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åhus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chōu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Héou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hudp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hutd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hhus | 67 | 0 | / |
Hu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hu in the Oriya language | ||
| ହୁ | hu | - |
| Hu in the Hindi language | ||
| हु | hu | 95.09 |
| हू | hu | 4.26 |
| हु़ | hu | 0.22 |
| हु॰ | hu | 0.04 |
| Hu in the Marathi language | ||
| हु | hu | 77.03 |
| हू | hu | 22.97 |
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