Xu Surname

12th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,077,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Xu Surname User-submission:

徐, meaning 'slowly'. Derived from the name of an ancient state during the Warring States period.

Xu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China30,128,4131:459
Taiwan785,5861:308
Thailand38,6731:1,82723
United States30,3011:11,9621,487
Singapore23,9971:23039
Hong Kong17,7801:41374
Canada10,2141:3,607468
Spain8,6211:5,423674
Australia7,4181:3,639515
Vietnam4,9051:18,888366
France4,6931:14,1541,466
Macau2,2241:27173
England2,0941:26,6083,635
Japan1,2281:104,1086,199
United Arab Emirates9861:9,2921,167
Germany9831:81,89810,342
New Zealand9061:4,998807
Malaysia8951:32,9542,790
Sweden6861:14,3541,228
Brazil6711:319,03812,286
Netherlands5471:30,8725,120
Italy4851:126,09620,547
Suriname4731:1,16888
Ecuador3891:40,8894,307
Austria2841:29,9844,831
Tonga2801:38396
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Hungary2141:45,8704,878
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
Switzerland1891:43,4556,023
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Belgium1641:70,10111,187
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Norway1581:32,5464,546
Qatar1561:15,1151,665
Scotland1411:37,9703,633
Greece1391:79,71113,453
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Chile1191:148,0385,091
Finland1171:46,9805,756
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Denmark1121:50,3995,183
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
South Korea811:632,596268
Guam661:2,426316
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Wales391:79,3476,699
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Belize241:14,8111,562
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
India201:38,353,269431,471
Panama181:217,3486,003
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Oman61:614,6626,082
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Curaçao41:39,312638
Djibouti41:228,733966
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Albania31:971,35222,477
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tuvalu11:11,188103
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

The alternate forms: (3) & (1) are calculated separately.

Xu (58,352) may also be a first name.

Xu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

徐, meaning 'slowly'. Derived from the name of an ancient state during the Warring States period.

- thesurnamesguy

This surname means 'many'.

Traditional: 許.

Simplified: 许.

- thesurnamesguy

The surname Xu means 'many'.

- cathra

Xu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xu occurs most in China. It can appear as a variant: or . For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Xu is the 12th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 234 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Xu live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Xu is also the 16,228th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 58,352 people.

Xu is most frequently held in China, where it is borne by 30,128,413 people, or 1 in 45. Apart from China it exists in 166 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Xu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Xu last name are 8.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Xu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.71% less than the national average, earning €6,093 per year; in Norway they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning 329,348 kr per year; in Peru they earn 70.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,962 per year; in South Africa they earn 81.71% more than the national average, earning R 431,808 per year; in Vietnam they earn 31.22% more than the national average, earning 108,177,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $50,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $52,710 CAD per year.

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Xu
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