Surname
Zhu
173
Bearers
9984.
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 22 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Zhu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 124 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 17 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 10 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 6 | Jihomoravský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 173 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 124 |
| 2 | Teplice | 7 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 6 |
| 4 | Černošice | 5 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 6 | Kladno | 3 |
| 7 | Mělník | 3 |
| 8 | Ústí nad Labem | 3 |
| 9 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 2 |
| 10 | Jičín | 2 |
| 11 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 12 | Brno | 2 |
| 13 | Benešov | 1 |
| 14 | Beroun | 1 |
| 15 | Kolín | 1 |
| 16 | Nymburk | 1 |
| 17 | Tachov | 1 |
| 18 | Břeclav | 1 |
| 19 | Jihlava | 1 |
| 20 | Znojmo | 1 |
| 21 | Mohelnice | 1 |
| 22 | Valašské Meziříčí | 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