Hu (surname)

Hu
Chinese name
Chinese
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetHồ
Korean name
Hangul
Japanese name
Kanji

Hu () is a Chinese surname. In 2006, it was the 15th most common surname in China.[1][2] In 2013, it was the 13th most common in China, with 13.7 million Chinese sharing this surname.[3] In 2019, Hu dropped to 15th most common surname in Mainland China.[4]

Some other, less common surnames pronounced Hu include , , , , , , , and . In Cantonese, “胡” is also pronounced as "Wu" or "Woo".

  1. ^ China renews top 100 surnames, Li still the biggest, People's Daily Online, January 11, 2006.
  2. ^ Meaning of Chinese names - H
  3. ^ Bloomberg News https://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data/best-and-worst//most-common-in-china-surnames. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻,无止境". www.bjnews.com.cn.

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