Human Surname
Approximately 25,257 people bear this surname
Human Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Hugh-man,' i.e. the servant of Hugh; compare Matthewman, Addyman, PrieStman, Vickerman, &c.; v. Howman and Hughesman. It is interesting to note that Human is found in the Hundred Rolls for Cambridgeshire (1373), and still flourishes there.
Read More About This SurnameHuman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 17,734 | 1:3,055 | 403 |
| United States | 1,711 | 1:211,840 | 20,706 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| India | 444 | 1:1,727,625 | 62,153 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Peru | 378 | 1:84,085 | 5,753 |
| Iran | 295 | 1:260,280 | 19,394 |
| England | 292 | 1:190,815 | 16,913 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Turkey | 222 | 1:350,547 | 22,103 |
| Russia | 182 | 1:791,885 | 65,188 |
| Indonesia | 151 | 1:875,822 | 65,732 |
| Namibia | 132 | 1:18,253 | 3,192 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| New Zealand | 87 | 1:52,050 | 8,333 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Ukraine | 64 | 1:711,292 | 74,219 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 132 | 1:184,662 | 15,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 204 | 1:246,170 | 20,471 |
The alternate forms: Humán (2) & Humàn (1) are calculated separately.
Human (3,082) may also be a first name.
Human Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Hugh-man,' i.e. the servant of Hugh; compare Matthewman, Addyman, PrieStman, Vickerman, &c.; v. Howman and Hughesman. It is interesting to note that Human is found in the Hundred Rolls for Cambridgeshire (1373), and still flourishes there.
John Human, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Hugman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
= Hu(gh)’s Man (Servant): v. Hugh.
From German Hugeman - from Hugu. Cf. Heugh. See Hugo and Hughes.
A man who had the care of ewes-Ewe-man. Analogous to Tupman, one who took charge of rams.
Same as Hughman; from Dutch, hoog-man, a tall man, or German, hoh-mund, a great man.
Human Demographics
Average Male Human Height
176.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Human Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Human Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Human (Arabic: هيومن, Hindi: हुमां, Marathi: हुमन, Oriya: ହୁମନ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Humán or Humàn. For other potential spellings of Human click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Human? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,568th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 288,536 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Human live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Human is also the 129,957th most common first name globally It is held by 3,082 people.
Human is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 17,734 people, or 1 in 3,055. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 26 percent live, Western Cape, where 21 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 18 percent live. Apart from South Africa Human exists in 119 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.
Human Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Human has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Human last name rose 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Human Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Human last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Human are 31.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Human earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,632 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.34% more than the national average, earning R 357,264 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $54,470 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Human Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Human in the Oriya language | ||
| ହୁମନ | humana | 85.11 |
| ହୁମାନ | humana | 10.64 |
| ହୁମନୁ | humanu | 2.13 |
| ହୁମନସିଂ | humanasim | 2.13 |
| Human in the Marathi language | ||
| हुमन | humana | 52.38 |
| हुमण | humana | 37.14 |
| मण | mana | 2.54 |
| हूमण | humana | 2.54 |
| हुमान | humana | 1.27 |
| मना | mana | 0.63 |
| हूमन | humana | 0.63 |
| हुमाँ | humam | 0.32 |
| Human in the Hindi language | ||
| हुमां | humam | 41.24 |
| हुमन | humana | 26.8 |
| हुमान | humana | 13.4 |
| हङुमान | hanumana | 5.15 |
| हुमाँ | humam | 3.09 |
| हूमन | humana | 3.09 |
| हुमण | humana | 2.06 |
| हुमँ | humam | 1.03 |
| हूमाँ | humam | 1.03 |
| हुमणा | humana | 1.03 |
| Human in the Arabic language | ||
| هيومن | hywmn | - |
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Human Reference & Research
Human DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Human FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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