Zhou (surname)

Zhou; Family Name
	; 周; Zhōu
Meaning	Zhou Dynasty
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with "Zhou"

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Zhōu is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 周, which now ranks as the 9^th most common surname in Mainland China. It has been one of the ten most common surnames in China since the Yuan Dynasty.

In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as "Chou", and it may also be spelled "Chiau", "Chau", "Chew", "Chow", "Chu", "Jhou", "Joe", "Jou", "Jue", or "Jow". Zhōu can also stand for another, rare Chinese family name, 洲.

The Vietnamese equivalent is Châu.

[edit] Prominent individuals with the surname Zhou

Alphabetized by surname, then by given name.

Simon Chau Sui-Cheong, Hong Kong social and environmental activist
Wakin Chau (Emil Chau), singer

Châu Văn Tiếp (1738–1784), born Châu Doãn Ngạnh, 18th century Vietnamese military commander
Jay Chou, popular Taiwanese musician, singer and director
Endy Chow, singer
Michael Chow Man-Kin, actor
Niki Chow, actress
Norm Chow, American football coach
Stephen Chow, actor, director and comedian
Vivian Chow, singer
Zhou Jianren, politician, younger brother of Lu Xun
Wei-Liang Chow, mathematician
Wen Tsing Chow, missile guidance scientist
Chow Yun-Fat, actor
Joanna Joe
Ju Sigyeong, Korean linguistist
Vic Zhou, actor, singer
Zhou Enlai, People's Republic of China politician
Zhou Long, composer
Zhou Mi, a Chinese female badminton player
Zhou Mi, a Chinese pop male singer from the boy band Super Junior-M
Zhou Shuren, writer using the pseudonym Lu Xun
Zhou Tong (archer), famous archer and teacher of Song Dynasty General Yue Fei
Zhou Xiaochuan, economist
Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), actress
Zhou Xuan-Yun Daoist monk, author and teacher of Wudang Martial Arts
Zhou Xun, actress
Zhou Yafu, a Han dynasty general
Zhou Yi, Shanghai-born and New York-based pipa virtuoso
Zhou Yu, a great general of the Kingdom of Wu
Zhou Zuoren, writer, brother of Lu Xun
Cheng-Hung Chou
Jackie Zhou, Interlochen alumna, clarinet player, rapper
Chris Joe, swimmer (also cute)