How common is the surname Hui?

5,769 people in the United States had the surname Hui in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,518 Americans. It ranked 5,966th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hui?

Hui Shi, 4th century BCE Chinese philosopher of the School of Names.

Where is the surname Hui most common?

Wikidata records people named Hui in Warring States period.

Is the surname Hui getting more or less common?

More common. 5,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,769 in 2010, up 9.2%.

Is Hui also a first name?

Yes. Hui is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hui

A Chinese surname, carried by 5,769 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hui is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 惠 (Huì), 回 (Huí), or Cantonese 許／许 (heoi2).

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,769 people named Hui in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,518 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,282.

#5,966

rank among US surnames

5,769

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,003)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,961	Zinn	5,774	53,472
#5,963	Esqueda	5,773	53,481
#5,964	Schuman	5,770	53,509
#5,966	Hui	5,769	53,518
#5,967	Olmedo	5,768	53,527

Who is named Hui

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Hui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Huis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hui Shi
4th century BCE Chinese philosopher of the School of Names, -369–-309

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hui

Hui has the Soundex code H000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hui come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 惠 (Huì), 回 (Huí), or Cantonese 許／许 (heoi2).
How common is the surname Hui?: 5,769 people in the United States had the surname Hui in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,518 Americans. It ranked 5,966th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hui?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hui identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hui?: Hui Shi, 4th century BCE Chinese philosopher of the School of Names.
Where is the surname Hui most common?: Wikidata records people named Hui in Warring States period.
Is the surname Hui getting more or less common?: More common. 5,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,769 in 2010, up 9.2%.
Is Hui also a first name?: Yes. Hui is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.