Zhou

Chinese family name (周)
Intangible chinese_family_name Q845135
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Zhou

Summary

Zhou is a Chinese family name[1]. Zhou ranks in the top 5% of chinese_family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zhou's instance of is recorded as Chinese family name[3].
  • Zhou's instance of is recorded as family name[4].
  • Zhou's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[5].
  • Zhou's Commons category is recorded as Zhou (surname)[6].
  • Zhou's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[7].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Zhou[8].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Ju[9].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Zau[10].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Châu[11].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Chau[12].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Chow[13].
  • Zhou's said to be the same as is recorded as Chao[14].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/[15].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡sɤ⁵³/[16].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡su²⁴/[17].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡su⁴⁴/[18].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/[19].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡siu³³/[20].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡sieu⁵⁵/[21].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/[22].
  • Zhou's IPA transcription is recorded as /t͡ɕiu³³/[23].
  • Zhou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zhou[24].
  • Zhou's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames[25].
  • Zhou's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[26].
  • Zhou's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '周'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Chinese family name[3] and family name[4].

Why It Matters

Zhou ranks in the top 5% of chinese_family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (526 views/month).[2] Zhou has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Zhou is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . lausanne2020.sport. Retrieved . lausanne2020.sport. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Krupp-Essen · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Zhou
    Instance of
    Said to be the same as Zhou, Ju, Zau +4
    Writing system Chinese characters
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Zhou.svg"
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