Hue Surname

25,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Hue Surname Definition:

Orthographical variations of the names Hugh, Hewet, Hewetson.

Hue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8,8611:7,496654
Vietnam5,1391:18,028357
Ivory Coast2,3971:9,625796
Malaysia1,4791:19,9421,877
United States1,1671:310,59028,474
Indonesia3211:411,99134,761
Jamaica2401:11,9581,221
Canada2211:166,72216,788
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Germany981:821,48459,964
New Caledonia621:4,455817
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
China231:59,448,7643,236
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India191:40,371,862445,856
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Jersey121:4,324761
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

The alternate forms: Hüe (33) are calculated separately.

Hue (192,534) may also be a first name.

Hue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Orthographical variations of the names Hugh, Hewet, Hewetson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Hugh, Hugo; from Dutch, hoog, high, Anglo-Saxon heah, hig, Swedish, hög. Hence Huett, Hewet, Hewett, Hewitt, &c. &c.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hue (Hindi: हूे, Marathi: हुउे, Oriya: ହୁଏ) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hüe. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,717th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 347,970 people. The last name Hue occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Hue live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 5,436th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 192,534 people.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 8,861 people, or 1 in 7,496. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 40 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside.

Hue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hue last name expanded 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 339 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hue surname are 0.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hue earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning R 198,696 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $45,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hüe8933/
Huet8635,862/
Huey8616,254/
Huie864,983/
Chue861,960/
Huez861,131/
Houe86938/
Hues86500/
Khue86413/
Hued86412/
Huer86149/
Huep8688/
Huea8619/
Huee8612/
Hueh865/
Hwue864/
Ue806,727/
Huett752,044/
Chuez751,519/
Houet751,195/
Houee75490/
Chuey75439/
Huetz75319/
Chuet75216/
Houes75208/
Houey75124/
Chues7582/
Huess7570/
Houed7552/
Choue7541/
Huest7521/
Chuie7521/
Huepp7518/
Houer7517/
Houez7517/
Houhe7516/
Chuer7513/
Chuea7513/
Khuey7511/
Chhue7510/
D'Hue759/
Huihe758/
Chuee758/
Huesh755/
Huesz753/
Huhey753/
Chued753/
Hueys752/
Houeh752/
Huehs751/
Khueh751/
Houeï751/
Houej751/
Hueyz751/
Huhet751/
Huaei751/
Huedd750/
Huerr750/
Huets750/
Hueph750/
Hhues750/
Hui67470,645/
Huu6785,834/
Vue6738,665/
Hie6718,436/
Jue6710,218/
Oue673,704/
Houeha671,185/
Uez67702/
Chouet67659/
Hwe67472/
Ues67398/
Vhe67226/
Uer67195/
Wue67192/
Ühe6783/
Houeyi6781/
Huheey6762/
Ueh6756/
Uea6749/
Uie6748/
Whe6733/
Houehy6718/
Chuesh6717/
Hve6717/
Chuesz6717/
Uep6714/
Uey6713/
Uee6713/
Ued678/
Chouez678/
Hbe677/
Chuhie676/
Chouer676/
Chouea675/
Chuetz674/
Uet674/
Houetz674/
Houeij673/
Hueths673/
Houest673/
Chouhe673/
Chuech673/
D'Huet672/
Houher672/
Chuess672/
Houetd672/
Chouey672/
Hueije671/
Houeth671/
Houhes671/
Huesth671/
Houess671/
Houeïj671/
Houehe671/
D'Huey671/
Houech671/
Uej671/
Houesh670/
Chuest670/
Houett670/

Hue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hue in the Hindi language
हूेhue-
Hue in the Oriya language
ହୁଏhu'e-
Hue in the Marathi language
हुउेhuue-

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