Worldwide, Hughes (Hughes 
, ヒューズ 
, 休斯 
, along with others...) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly first name. The given name Hughes is habitual in Belgium, where it is a rare male name, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much more frequently, Hughes is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Hughes | Canada, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
| ヒューズ | Japan |
| 休斯 | China |
| יוז | Israel |
| Хьюз | Russia, Ukraine |
Hughes is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| pryce hughes American colony planner, GB (b. 1687) |
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| griffith hughes Welsh cleric and naturalist, GB (b. 1707) |
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rowland hughes Welsh Wesleyan minister (1811-1861), GB (b. 1811) |
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| griffith hughes Welsh Congregational minister, GB (b. 1775) |
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dudley mays hughes American politician (1848-1927), US (b. 1848) |
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| rice robert hughes (1800-1850) (b. 1800) |
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| sir thomas collingwood hughes, 8th bt. (1800-1889) (b. 1800) |
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griffith william hughes Welsh accountant and musician (1861-1941), GB (b. 1861) |
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| rossel b. hughes American politician, US (b. 1828) |
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| dryhurst george munro hughes 1850-after 1900 (b. 1850) |
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| sir alfred collingwood hughes, 10th bt. (1854-1932) (b. 1854) |
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| spencer leigh hughes British politician, GB (b. 1858) |
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| sir robert heywood hughes, 12th bt. (1865-1951) (b. 1865) |
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| talbot hughes British artist (1869-1942), GB (b. 1869) |
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| burroughes maurice hughes (1871-1915) (b. 1871) |
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