Huf Surname

145,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7661:35,2424,651
Germany6661:120,87914,789
Brazil6131:349,22413,392
United States3661:990,32573,323
Czechia1971:53,9779,048
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Austria1301:65,50310,107
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Croatia131:325,27730,776
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hüf892/
Huff8676,534/
Hauf864,813/
Hupf861,128/
Houf86761/
Huft86728/
Hufe86148/
Hufs8612/
Khuf864/
Husf863/
Chuf863/
Huif862/
Huuf861/
Hufp861/
Heuf861/
Hujf861/
Hudf861/
Uf80253/
Haufe756,515/
Hauff754,635/
Chouf75849/
Houff75774/
Heuft75682/
Hufft75490/
Khouf75408/
Heuff75376/
Hauft75168/
Chuff75137/
Houfe75109/
Haufs7581/
Heufs7550/
Khauf7542/
Chufe7540/
Chauf7521/
Huffe7512/
Hausf7512/
Housf755/
Huffs753/
Huddf753/
Jhuff751/
Houft751/
Huift751/
Hufff751/
Huiff751/
Cheuf751/
Hupfe750/
Houfs750/
Hhuff750/
Ouf6720,716/
Auf676,177/
Hub675,401/
Hauffe672,021/
Ufe671,689/
Huv67470/
Uff67428/
Usf67306/
Hufová67201/
Ufs67141/
Upf67127/
Ufp67123/
Chauff6764/
Guf6750/
Huw6738/
Chuffe6731/
Juf6729/
Uuf6714/
Uif6714/
Euf6711/
Ufh678/
Uvf677/
Hóf677/
Utf676/
Uhf676/
Uft675/
Uwf675/
Ufz675/
Ujf674/
Udf674/
Uyf674/
Uzf674/
Choufe674/
Chaufe672/
Hufova671/
Haufft671/
Khaufe671/
Choudf671/
Chuiff671/
Hujdfh671/
Hussff671/

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