View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Chu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chu (Hindi: चू, Marathi: चु, Russian: Чу, Tibetan: བཅུ།) is more commonly found in China than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Chú or Chù. For other potential spellings of Chu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 244^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,285 people. The last name Chu is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Chu reside; 77 percent reside in East Asia and 64 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Chu is also the 2,745^th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 379,499 people.

This last name is most common in China, where it is held by 1,305,797 people, or 1 in 1,047. Without taking into account China it is found in 153 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 17 percent reside and South Korea, where 13 percent reside.

Chu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Chu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 20,893 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chu last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chu surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Chu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning 305,384 kr per year; in Peru they earn 51.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,408 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.94% less than the national average, earning R 185,508 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $24,581,900 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning 93,543,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 23.89% more than the national average, earning $53,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning $59,468 CAD per year.