Surname
Zhou
189
Bearers
9196.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 24 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Zhou — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 128 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Plzeňský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Jihočeský kraj | 2 |
| Total CZ | 189 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 128 |
| 2 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 9 |
| 3 | Ústí nad Labem | 7 |
| 4 | Hradec Králové | 7 |
| 5 | Brno | 6 |
| 6 | Černošice | 4 |
| 7 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 8 | Dobříš | 3 |
| 9 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 |
| 10 | Hořovice | 2 |
| 11 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 13 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 14 | Benešov | 1 |
| 15 | Kolín | 1 |
| 16 | Nymburk | 1 |
| 17 | Klatovy | 1 |
| 18 | Rokycany | 1 |
| 19 | Chomutov | 1 |
| 20 | Liberec | 1 |
| 21 | Most | 1 |
| 22 | Železný Brod | 1 |
| 23 | Bílina | 1 |
| 24 | Znojmo | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011