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Hu (胡) 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 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛 and 壶. In Cantonese, “胡” is also pronounced as "Wu" or "Woo".
- ^ China renews top 100 surnames, Li still the biggest, People's Daily Online, January 11, 2006.
- ^ Meaning of Chinese names - H
- ^ Bloomberg News https://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data/best-and-worst//most-common-in-china-surnames.
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