Tu Surname

337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,573,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Tu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,262,2161:1,083121
Vietnam223,7001:41447
Taiwan36,2801:64671
United States10,7281:33,7864,219
South Korea6,5611:7,81097
India6,4811:118,3567,690
Myanmar5,4531:9,525283
Thailand4,3391:16,2801,228
Cambodia2,9251:5,295733
Singapore2,1101:2,610232
Hong Kong1,8981:3,865212
Canada1,7001:21,6742,973
Australia1,3581:19,8792,756
Malaysia1,2701:23,2242,116
Papua New Guinea7511:10,857959
Indonesia7061:187,32217,952
England5551:100,39310,603
France4041:164,41325,618
Dominican Republic3391:30,7761,813
Macau2931:2,053219
United Arab Emirates2791:32,8403,537
Philippines2351:430,80153,740
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
Spain2001:233,76015,329
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Sweden1881:52,3764,036
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Japan1671:765,53517,758
Mexico1591:780,66811,502
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Italy951:643,75557,578
Argentina851:502,86437,103
Pakistan821:2,178,58420,204
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Guatemala511:315,3464,565
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
Norway401:128,55716,659
Chile311:568,27313,994
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Laos251:263,533260
Austria231:370,23639,193
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Finland221:249,85019,707
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Bolivia151:707,7624,472
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: (26) & (3) are calculated separately.

Tu (942,120) may also be a first name.

Tu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tu (Hindi: तु, Marathi: तु, Oriya: ଟୁ) occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: or . For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 337th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,630 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tu are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 83 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 969th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 942,120 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in China, where it is held by 1,262,216 people, or 1 in 1,083. Outside of China this surname exists in 132 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 14 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.

Tu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 51,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tu surname are 9.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning 294,036 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.81% less than the national average, earning R 143,040 per year; in Vietnam they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning 76,056,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $50,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $53,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8326/
833/
Thu80340,821/
Tut80192,811/
Tau8048,900/
Tuy8037,508/
Tuz8026,013/
Tou8020,463/
Tui808,159/
Tux806,203/
Tuğ804,764/
Ttu803,645/
Htu803,564/
Tuj803,182/
Teu802,429/
Tuç802,169/
Tud801,870/
Tus801,550/
Tuu80876/
Tup80538/
Tuş80538/
Tuh80510/
Dtu8035/
Tgu8011/
T'U801/
Tuß801/
Tuá801/
Tuÿ801/
Thuy67145,392/
Htut6788,972/
Theu6710,841/
Tutt678,476/
Taus676,702/
Tous675,701/
Tout674,094/
Thau673,627/
Tahu673,122/
Taut672,895/
Tuiz672,405/
Tuch672,334/
Taup671,974/
Touh671,737/
Tush671,223/
Teut67837/
Tuit67777/
Teus67770/
Tuis67708/
Taud67612/
Tuss67568/
Tuhy67505/
Touš67472/
Tust67409/
Tusz67393/
Toux67391/
Tauz67348/
Thou67346/
Thui67255/
Tupp67224/
Tuip67203/
Tuhá67195/
Tuyp67184/
Tuđa67173/
Tohu67166/
Tuhý67160/
Touz67150/
Taux67135/
Thuß67106/
Tuyt6794/
Tauh6792/
Toud6774/
Tauß6763/
Tupf6752/
Tușa6752/
Tudd6744/
Tgou6743/
Toup6736/
Tušš6731/
Tuud6730/
Touj6728/
Touy6727/
Tuuh6726/
Thuh6724/
Thuu6722/
Tauu6721/
Tuys6721/
Tuui6715/
Tuid6714/
Tuğt6713/
Tudt6712/
Teup6711/
Tudh6710/
Ttus6710/
Tuih677/
Tult676/
Tujt676/
Tuľa676/
Thuj674/
Tu'a674/
Ttau674/
Teue674/
Thhu674/
Httu672/
Gytu672/
Tusp672/
Tuhs672/
Tdtu672/
Teuz672/
Tupė672/
Ttui672/
Tudp672/
Tuhp672/
Tuzs672/
Htuh672/
Htuu672/
Dttu671/
Tutp671/
Tuph671/
Tthu671/
Tuiy671/
Tușe671/
Tuța671/
Tuue671/
Tuup671/
Tusj671/
Tuij671/
Tu'e671/
Dteu671/
Téou671/
Dtuj671/
Ttou671/
Tujj671/
Tujs671/
Tusd671/
Tuyd671/
Tuyh671/
Tttu671/
Ttud671/
Ttuj671/
Ttuu671/
Tteu671/
Tgau671/
Dtou671/
Dtus671/
Dtut671/
Dtuu671/
Dhtu671/
Htgu671/
Htux671/

Tu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tu in the Marathi language
तुtu86.33
टूtu9.35
टुtu2.16
्तुtu0.72
तूtu0.72
्तूtu0.72
Tu in the Oriya language
ଟୁtu66.67
ତୁtu25
ଟୂtu8.33
Tu in the Hindi language
तुtu41.67
टूtu36.36
ॠतुrtu13.64
टुtu4.55
तूtu3.79

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tu
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