Chu Forename

2,745th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 379,499 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Chu Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Chu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China-164,2101:8,3191,346
Vietnam
65%
 
114,4231:809162
Hong Kong-51,7231:15030
Thailand
 
61%
17,0281:4,115706
Malaysia
51%
 
8,9661:3,396363
United States
 
57%
4,4651:81,1953,866
Myanmar-4,2001:12,369372
Macau-3,5101:17338
Singapore
 
62%
2,2531:2,791401
Japan
100%
2,2061:58,0173,184
Cambodia
56%
 
1,9401:8,3881,123
Canada
100%
1,2271:27,0042,223
Taiwan
56%
 
5301:44,8486,952
Indonesia-4531:569,45641,362
Brunei-3861:1,087103
Brazil
67%
 
2921:733,68521,252
India
61%
 
2921:4,160,541169,538
Suriname-1481:3,735834
Nigeria
81%
 
1381:1,286,69829,889
England
64%
 
1201:463,35810,122
Australia-921:148,4524,446
Philippines
 
52%
771:1,376,74634,064
France
 
64%
761:874,6107,289
Ecuador-741:239,5533,763
Russia
58%
 
621:2,326,35014,884
Pakistan
63%
 
581:3,350,99437,942
Argentina
 
79%
511:838,6914,764
Dominican Republic-431:242,5889,234
Cameroon
87%
 
421:514,53616,497
Nepal
 
92%
351:813,92419,263
South Africa
 
58%
301:1,817,75556,088
Netherlands
69%
 
271:626,00313,680
Germany
 
68%
261:3,718,38016,892
Qatar-231:103,02612,248
South Korea
100%
221:252,0198,670
Venezuela
70%
 
201:1,510,09528,853
New Zealand-181:252,0027,674
Sweden
 
62%
151:657,19415,298
Guam-141:11,4751,503
Austria
 
80%
141:608,1575,259
Ukraine
100%
131:3,499,9937,073
Norway
 
55%
121:427,6948,125
Panama
67%
 
111:355,14211,047
Ethiopia-91:10,840,01514,737
Mauritius-91:144,1983,629
Mexico
50%
 
71:17,734,91843,346
Scotland
100%
71:764,3388,248
Wales
50%
 
71:442,0445,971
Costa Rica
 
57%
71:681,1358,843
Liberia
 
67%
61:735,34418,173
Belarus
67%
 
51:1,896,4778,406
Paraguay
75%
 
41:1,809,2018,869
Finland
100%
41:1,370,79611,464
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Czechia
100%
41:2,664,0405,608
Chile
100%
41:4,401,80221,957
Italy
 
86%
41:15,265,52238,916
Malawi-41:4,278,07813,569
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Bhutan
50%
 
21:412,4644,948
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Papua New Guinea-21:4,076,157155,819
Peru
50%
 
21:15,895,72774,652
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538

The alternate forms: Chú (2) are calculated separately.

Chu (2,218,703) may also be a surname.

Chu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chú892/
Chau86290,226/
Chou8638,795/
Chui8638,333/
Chup866,880/
Chut863,078/
Chuy861,845/
Cheu861,556/
Chus86999/
Chuu86399/
Chud86295/
Chux86223/
Chuh86164/
Chhu8698/
Schu8676/
Tchu8627/
Chuz8615/
Chuj866/
Chzu863/
Jchu862/
Cshu862/
Chuĭ861/
Chsu861/
Chgu861/
Ch'u861/
Cu8039,348/
Hu8030,025/
Chhau752,882/
Chhuy75721/
Chahu75539/
Chaus75410/
Tchou75358/
Chuch75276/
Chaud75194/
Chhut75180/
Choud75104/
Chutt75100/
Chaut7586/
Chhou7562/
Chout7560/
Tchui7556/
Chohu7546/
Chhui7535/
Choux7531/
Choup7528/
Chaup7526/
Chous7523/
Chauh7522/
Chouy7520/
Chuit7519/
Chouh7518/
Schuy7518/
Chuiy7518/
Chauu7514/
Schou7514/
Chudh7514/
Chuss7513/
Tcheu7512/
Chuih7510/
Chuid759/
Chush758/
Schuh758/
Cheue758/
Chchu757/
Schau757/
Chust756/
Tchau755/
Chheu755/
Tchuy755/
Chudd755/
Chuip755/
Cheut754/
Chupp754/
Chhup754/
Chaux754/
Chhgu754/
Tschu754/
Schui753/
Chuys753/
Htchu753/
Cheus753/
Chgou753/
Shchu752/
Chhud752/
Cheud752/
Chhus752/
Chuis752/
Chuuy752/
Chuph751/
Chudt751/
Chuhs751/
Chuij751/
Chshu751/
Tchus751/
Sjchu751/
Hhchu751/
Jchau751/
Chuyp751/
Czhau751/
Chouz751/
Chusp751/
Chxeu751/
Hui678,516,339/
Shu671,373,514/
Huy671,129,328/
Hau67233,748/
Hsu6725,496/
Zhu6721,757/
Cau6713,052/
Khu6711,271/
Cui6710,335/
Hou676,606/
Ceu675,674/
Hus672,726/
Hut672,359/
Hud672,331/
Hup672,100/
Heu671,806/
Ciu671,638/
Cuy67673/
Chouhe67393/
Cuh67349/
Huh67208/
Hju67179/
Chuggi67153/
Cou67143/
Cuj67133/
Huj67114/
Csu6753/
Chhahu6752/
Hux6743/
Chaush6735/
Chhauu6735/
Huz6733/
Chaudh6726/
Chauds6721/
Choush6719/
Chhout6714/
Chhaut6712/
Tcu6711/
Chhaud6711/
Chhouy6711/
Chheut6710/
Chuhee679/
Hzu679/
Chouha677/
Hhu676/
Xhu676/
Czu676/
Chhoup675/
Dcu674/
Chauss674/
Hcu674/
Chauch673/
Chhutt673/
Chhoud673/
Chujje673/
Huệ673/
Chuich673/
Tschui672/
Zschau672/
Chhuch672/
Chhohu672/
Choutt672/
Choudh672/
Hxu672/
Hậu671/
Geechu671/
Dschau671/
Dtchou671/
Chéhou671/
Chutth671/
Chuuch671/
Chuuee671/
Chuuyy671/
Chuzsz671/
Chuzzs671/
Chuhiy671/
Chuije671/
Chuith671/
Chuchd671/
Choust671/
Chchou671/
Chauzz671/
Cheush671/
Chhuha671/
Chhuit671/
Chhuua671/
Chau's671/
Chaudd671/
Chault671/
Chaahu671/
Chahau671/
Tcheue671/
Tchoup671/
Tchoux671/
Tchouy671/
Tchaut671/
Tchuis671/
Tchuss671/
Tschgu671/
Tschou671/
Shchhu671/
Zcheus671/
Huí671/
Shchou671/
Cheuth671/

Chu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chu in the Russian language
Чуcu-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chu