Hugues Surname
Approximately 11,490 people bear this surname
Hugues Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,189 | 1:10,732 | 1,052 |
| Ethiopia | 2,898 | 1:33,660 | 3,918 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| United States | 428 | 1:846,867 | 64,596 |
| Mexico | 167 | 1:743,271 | 11,182 |
| Colombia | 119 | 1:401,463 | 6,417 |
| French Polynesia | 98 | 1:2,865 | 605 |
| Panama | 91 | 1:42,992 | 2,214 |
| Ivory Coast | 79 | 1:292,041 | 11,081 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Mauritius | 65 | 1:19,899 | 4,127 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Hügues (18) are calculated separately.
Hugues (73,895) may also be a first name.
Hugues Demographics
Hugues Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hugues Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hugues Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hugues is found most in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Hügues. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hugues? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,164th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 634,251 people. Hugues occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Hugues reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 13,250th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 73,895 people.
This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 6,189 people, or 1 in 10,732. In France it is most frequent in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 32 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside and Occitanie, where 13 percent reside. Excluding France this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and Chad, where 8 percent reside.
Hugues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hugues has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hugues surname rose 6,114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hugues Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hugues surname is primarily Brethren (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hugues last name are 9.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Hugues earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 34.45% less than the national average, earning $14,881,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.62% less than the national average, earning $39,933 CAD per year.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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