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Surname

Hu

Female form: Huová

119 Bearers
14517. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).

Origin: a patronymic suffix

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 16 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Hu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 90
2 Středočeský kraj 12
3 Pardubický kraj 4
4 Jihomoravský kraj 4
5 Ústecký kraj 3
6 Olomoucký kraj 2
7 Moravskoslezský kraj 2
8 Zlínský kraj 1
9 Jihočeský kraj 1
Total CZ119
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 90
2 Pardubice 4
3 Mladá Boleslav 3
4 Černošice 3
5 Neratovice 2
6 Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav 2
7 Teplice 2
8 Znojmo 2
9 Brno 2
10 Olomouc 2
11 Ostrava 2
12 Kladno 1
13 Nymburk 1
14 České Budějovice 1
15 Most 1
16 Zlín 1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011