Zhou Surname
15th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 27,202,776 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China
Zhou Surname User-submission:
The Zhou surname means 'basic' or 'week'.
Zhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 26,763,223 | 1:51 | 11 |
| Taiwan | 267,935 | 1:88 | 22 |
| Zimbabwe | 37,247 | 1:414 | 17 |
| Thailand | 34,413 | 1:2,053 | 29 |
| United States | 26,862 | 1:13,493 | 1,675 |
| Singapore | 17,124 | 1:322 | 53 |
| Hong Kong | 14,351 | 1:511 | 81 |
| Canada | 9,343 | 1:3,944 | 527 |
| Spain | 7,472 | 1:6,257 | 780 |
| Australia | 6,200 | 1:4,354 | 630 |
| Macau | 2,341 | 1:257 | 69 |
| England | 1,801 | 1:30,937 | 4,139 |
| France | 1,435 | 1:46,288 | 5,944 |
| New Zealand | 1,046 | 1:4,329 | 680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,046 | 1:8,759 | 1,089 |
| Germany | 980 | 1:82,148 | 10,374 |
| Suriname | 895 | 1:617 | 24 |
| Japan | 805 | 1:158,813 | 7,918 |
| Malaysia | 795 | 1:37,100 | 3,077 |
| Netherlands | 669 | 1:25,242 | 4,107 |
| Brazil | 621 | 1:344,725 | 13,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Sweden | 570 | 1:17,275 | 1,466 |
| Austria | 266 | 1:32,013 | 5,150 |
| South Africa | 250 | 1:216,711 | 22,792 |
| Ecuador | 247 | 1:64,396 | 5,216 |
| Iraq | 246 | 1:142,364 | 3,763 |
| Italy | 239 | 1:255,886 | 34,103 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Belgium | 196 | 1:58,656 | 9,495 |
| Hungary | 160 | 1:61,352 | 6,374 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Greece | 138 | 1:80,288 | 13,553 |
| Switzerland | 136 | 1:60,389 | 7,530 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Denmark | 130 | 1:43,421 | 4,523 |
| Mexico | 129 | 1:962,219 | 12,860 |
| Vietnam | 129 | 1:718,186 | 1,665 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Scotland | 123 | 1:43,527 | 3,964 |
| Chile | 111 | 1:158,707 | 5,328 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Finland | 102 | 1:53,889 | 6,425 |
| Norway | 98 | 1:52,472 | 7,538 |
| Ireland | 90 | 1:52,322 | 3,722 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Russia | 72 | 1:2,001,709 | 124,796 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Jordan | 55 | 1:160,772 | 8,687 |
| South Korea | 48 | 1:1,067,505 | 327 |
| Belize | 39 | 1:9,115 | 1,246 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Venezuela | 29 | 1:1,041,520 | 15,561 |
| Costa Rica | 26 | 1:183,849 | 2,454 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Honduras | 25 | 1:352,658 | 2,892 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Slovenia | 22 | 1:113,076 | 12,203 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Zhou (8,354) may also be a first name.
Zhou Surname Meaning
Zhou Demographics
Average Zhou Salary in
United States
$49,305 USD
Per year
Rank:
424,945 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00625932
Rank: 1,985 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
114.26%
Sample size: 10,827 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Zhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zhou (Russian: Жоу) occurs most in China. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 15th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 268 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zhou live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 69,102nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,354 people.
Zhou is most frequently held in China, where it is held by 26,763,223 people, or 1 in 51. Without taking into account China this surname occurs in 162 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Zhou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Buddhist (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Zhou are 10.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.95% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zhou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.02% less than the national average, earning €7,501 per year; in Norway they earn 33.01% less than the national average, earning 231,833 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,109 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.71% more than the national average, earning R 417,564 per year; in United States they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $49,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,956 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzhou | 89 | 32 | / |
| Zhous | 89 | 4 | / |
| Zhout | 89 | 4 | / |
| Jzhou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhoue | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhgou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zzhou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhhou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zhu | 86 | 19,737,904 | / |
| Zou | 86 | 4,240,325 | / |
| Zho | 86 | 138 | / |
| Chzhou | 80 | 450 | / |
| Zahoue | 80 | 444 | / |
| Zhouye | 80 | 73 | / |
| Zhouhe | 80 | 71 | / |
| Zohoue | 80 | 62 | / |
| Zhouji | 80 | 19 | / |
| Zhouya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ziehou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zhuoou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ziohou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zhayou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhoush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zeheou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zoohou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaihou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhouha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhouyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhuo | 75 | 666,270 | / |
| Zoue | 75 | 2,245 | / |
| Zouh | 75 | 1,086 | / |
| Dzho | 75 | 788 | / |
| Zhos | 75 | 403 | / |
| Zhui | 75 | 282 | / |
| Dzhu | 75 | 170 | / |
| Zhus | 75 | 162 | / |
| Zhau | 75 | 143 | / |
| Zhuy | 75 | 104 | / |
| Zhut | 75 | 103 | / |
| Zhoa | 75 | 63 | / |
| Zout | 75 | 41 | / |
| Jhou | 75 | 37 | / |
| Zhod | 75 | 34 | / |
| Zouz | 75 | 29 | / |
| Zhoh | 75 | 25 | / |
| Zoud | 75 | 23 | / |
| Zouy | 75 | 23 | / |
| Zhoe | 75 | 18 | / |
| Zhue | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zgou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Zhoo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zhoy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zhuz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zheu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zhoi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zjou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zhup | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zous | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zhop | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zzhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hzho | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hcou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zsou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xzou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zzou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zouj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rzou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhzu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zhoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zoux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jzhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zoup | 75 | 0 | / |
| Zhaouet | 73 | 16 | / |
| Zahouet | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zhuohou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zahouhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahaoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahoueh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zu | 67 | 189,436 | / |
| Zo | 67 | 17,962 | / |
| Hsouh | 67 | 1,909 | / |
| Zhoya | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Zaiou | 67 | 923 | / |
| Zhoha | 67 | 582 | / |
| Zayou | 67 | 361 | / |
| Zaoue | 67 | 298 | / |
| Chzhu | 67 | 256 | / |
| Zouha | 67 | 175 | / |
| Zouhe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Dzhoy | 67 | 136 | / |
| Zhijo | 67 | 122 | / |
| Zhoyd | 67 | 117 | / |
| Zouya | 67 | 112 | / |
| Dzhoi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Zhhut | 67 | 88 | / |
| Zouch | 67 | 72 | / |
| Zhuja | 67 | 61 | / |
| Chzho | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zhuye | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zouij | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hzouz | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dzhoh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zoush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Zeyou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hjouj | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zhuyi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zoued | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zhoss | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zheyu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zouye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hjouh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gehou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zhoid | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zajou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zhuji | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zaihu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zoueh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zouia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zhuya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zouyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zhuch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djhou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dzhau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhoyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zouet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zouji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhaio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhoje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zouja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zzouz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zgouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zouee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zhioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhujy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhauy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeheo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhupp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoiho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Zhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzhuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoudt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhuos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhhuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgeou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zoust | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zoutz | 67 | 0 | / |
Zhou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou in the Russian language | ||
| Жоу | zou | - |
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