Zou Surname

136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,240,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Zou Surname User-submission:

The Chinese surname Zou comes from the root word 邹 (zōu).

Zou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,181,4601:32769
Taiwan31,2111:75175
Thailand7,0791:9,979556
United States4,3571:83,1909,437
Singapore2,9101:1,893198
Ivory Coast2,6011:8,870748
Hong Kong2,5721:2,852180
Burkina Faso1,2121:15,1421,177
Canada1,0911:33,7724,344
Australia7131:37,8624,936
India6731:1,139,77046,370
Spain6511:71,8166,338
Macau5271:1,142159
France4191:158,52724,620
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
United Arab Emirates2521:36,3583,839
England2071:269,16921,240
Suriname2051:2,696419
Malaysia1821:162,0569,956
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Italy1041:588,04555,113
Ecuador1021:155,9407,181
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Japan801:1,598,05425,094
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Liberia551:80,1556,706
Panama531:73,8163,129
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Tunisia291:21,0563,344
Greece281:395,70752,747
Chile251:704,65916,160
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Finland121:458,05828,977
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Austria111:774,13064,097
Congo91:554,34412,633
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Norway81:642,78647,258
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Zôû (1) are calculated separately.

Zou (3,743) may also be a first name.

Zou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chinese surname Zou comes from the root word 邹 (zōu).

- syedhumaid109

Zou Last Name Facts

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

Zou (Russian: Зоу) is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zôû. For other possible spellings of Zou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,719 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zou reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 115,066th most widely held first name globally, borne by 3,743 people.

The last name Zou is most commonly occurring in China, where it is held by 4,181,460 people, or 1 in 327. Beside China it occurs in 105 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Zou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zou last name are 8.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zou earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning €20,703 per year; in Peru they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,900 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning R 233,868 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhou8627,202,776/
Zoue862,245/
Dzou861,304/
Zouh861,086/
Tzou86452/
Zout8641/
Zouz8629/
Zoud8623/
Zouy8623/
Zgou867/
Zjou864/
Zxou863/
Zohu863/
Zous863/
Zsou861/
Xzou861/
Zzou861/
Zouj861/
Rzou861/
Zoux861/
Zoup860/
Zu80189,436/
Zo8017,962/
Zôû781/
Zaiou75923/
Zayou75361/
Zaoue75298/
Zouha75175/
Zouhe75155/
Zouya75112/
Zouch7572/
Dzhou7532/
Zouij7532/
Hzouz7530/
Tszou7529/
Zoush7528/
Zeyou7526/
Zoued7519/
Dzouh7514/
Zouye7512/
Zajou758/
Zoueh757/
Zouia757/
Dzouz756/
Zouyi755/
Zhous754/
Zhout754/
Zouet753/
Zouji753/
Zchou752/
Zouja752/
Zzouz752/
Zgouh752/
Zouee752/
Czous752/
Jzhou751/
Zhoue751/
Zhgou751/
Zoues751/
Zouht751/
Zouhy751/
Czhou751/
Czouz751/
Zzhou751/
Zouii751/
Zoudt751/
Zhhou751/
Zgeou751/
Zouds750/
Zoust750/
Zoutz750/
Zhu6719,737,904/
Zuo671,396,593/
Zau6724,560/
Sou6713,818/
Zoh679,966/
Zio679,271/
Zoa676,904/
Zoz676,058/
Jou674,779/
Zue674,009/
Zoe672,873/
Zui672,645/
Ziu672,403/
Zod672,383/
Zoi672,112/
Zuy671,578/
Zuz671,110/
Zop671,026/
Zuh67939/
Zoo67636/
Zuu67492/
Chzhou67450/
Zahoue67444/
Zouied67435/
Cou67360/
Zut67331/
Szu67328/
Zot67292/
Zayoud67290/
Dzo67289/
Zus67289/
Zup67253/
Tzu67204/
Zeu67204/
Zuj67184/
Zaiout67175/
Zho67138/
Dzouyi67116/
Tzo6792/
Dzu6780/
Zoy6778/
Zhouye6773/
Zhouhe6771/
Szo6770/
Zohoue6762/
Zayout6753/
Zoň6744/
Zoț6735/
Zud6726/
Zouyed6723/
Zos6721/
Zhouji6719/
Xou6718/
Zsu6713/
Hzo6713/
Zxu6710/
Zzu6710/
Zaoued679/
Zux679/
Zaioud678/
Zoj678/
Zgo678/
Zco677/
Jzo677/
Zouyeh677/
Zcu677/
Zjo677/
Zhouya676/
Czu676/
Hzu676/
Rzo676/
Zajouz676/
Xzu676/
Zouiad675/
Ziouet675/
Czo674/
Zaouhe674/
Rzu673/
Zzo673/
Zoš673/
Ziehou673/
Zhuoou673/
Xzo673/
Zso673/
Zju673/
Zgu673/
Zouyad672/
Ziohou672/
Zoß672/
Zuš672/
Zxo672/
Jzu672/
Dzhous671/
Zhayou671/
Zeyoud671/
Zaouet671/
Zuë671/
Zhoush671/
Zeheou671/
Ziouhe671/
Zajous671/
Zousth671/
Zouyah671/
Zouehe671/
Zouieh671/
Zoujah671/
Zoujep671/
Zoujet671/
Zoohou671/
Zoï671/
Zoţ671/
Zzouha671/
Czousz671/
Dzouhe671/
Dzouja671/
Zão671/
Zchout671/
Zaihou671/
Zhouha671/
Zhouyo671/
Zouiet671/
Zouyap671/

Zou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zou in the Russian language
Зоуzou-

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