Huf Surname
Approximately 3,039 people bear this surname
Huf Surname Definition:
(German, English) Dweller or worker on a hube, a farm of about 120 acres; dweller on, or by, a bluff or in or hollow; one who came from Huffen, in Germany.
Huf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 766 | 1:35,242 | 4,651 |
| Germany | 666 | 1:120,879 | 14,789 |
| Brazil | 613 | 1:349,224 | 13,392 |
| United States | 366 | 1:990,325 | 73,323 |
| Czechia | 197 | 1:53,977 | 9,048 |
| Netherlands | 156 | 1:108,251 | 17,376 |
| Austria | 130 | 1:65,503 | 10,107 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
The alternate forms: Hüf (2) are calculated separately.
Huf (25) may also be a first name.
Huf Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, English) Dweller or worker on a hube, a farm of about 120 acres; dweller on, or by, a bluff or in or hollow; one who came from Huffen, in Germany.
Huf Demographics
Average Huf Salary in
United States
$37,213 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Huf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Huf is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Hüf. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Huf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 145,985th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,398,008 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Huf live; 32 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Germanic Europe. Huf is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 25 people.
This last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 35,242. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 87 percent are found, Queensland, where 8 percent are found and New South Wales, where 2 percent are found. Not including Australia it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 20 percent are found.
Huf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Huf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 851 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Huf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Huf surname are 21.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.48% being registered with the party.
Huf earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning $37,213 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hüf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Huff | 86 | 76,534 | / |
| Hauf | 86 | 4,813 | / |
| Hupf | 86 | 1,128 | / |
| Houf | 86 | 761 | / |
| Huft | 86 | 728 | / |
| Hufe | 86 | 148 | / |
| Hufs | 86 | 12 | / |
| Khuf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Husf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chuf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Huif | 86 | 2 | / |
| Huuf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hufp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Heuf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hujf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hudf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uf | 80 | 253 | / |
| Haufe | 75 | 6,515 | / |
| Hauff | 75 | 4,635 | / |
| Chouf | 75 | 849 | / |
| Houff | 75 | 774 | / |
| Heuft | 75 | 682 | / |
| Hufft | 75 | 490 | / |
| Khouf | 75 | 408 | / |
| Heuff | 75 | 376 | / |
| Hauft | 75 | 168 | / |
| Chuff | 75 | 137 | / |
| Houfe | 75 | 109 | / |
| Haufs | 75 | 81 | / |
| Heufs | 75 | 50 | / |
| Khauf | 75 | 42 | / |
| Chufe | 75 | 40 | / |
| Chauf | 75 | 21 | / |
| Huffe | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hausf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Housf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Huffs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Huddf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jhuff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huift | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hufff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huiff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hupfe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Houfs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hhuff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ouf | 67 | 20,716 | / |
| Auf | 67 | 6,177 | / |
| Hub | 67 | 5,401 | / |
| Hauffe | 67 | 2,021 | / |
| Ufe | 67 | 1,689 | / |
| Huv | 67 | 470 | / |
| Uff | 67 | 428 | / |
| Usf | 67 | 306 | / |
| Hufová | 67 | 201 | / |
| Ufs | 67 | 141 | / |
| Upf | 67 | 127 | / |
| Ufp | 67 | 123 | / |
| Chauff | 67 | 64 | / |
| Guf | 67 | 50 | / |
| Huw | 67 | 38 | / |
| Chuffe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Juf | 67 | 29 | / |
| Uuf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uif | 67 | 14 | / |
| Euf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ufh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uvf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hóf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Utf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uhf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uwf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ufz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ujf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Udf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uzf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Choufe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaufe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hufova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haufft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hujdfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hussff | 67 | 1 | / |
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