Zhù (surname)


Zhù is a Chinese surname., meaning ‘wizard’, ‘prayers’, or ‘to pray’ in ancient Chinese. The origin of the name is either from Zhu, an official post in ancient China in charge of chanting prayers during religious worship, or from Zhu, the name of a fief located in modern-day Shandong province during the reign of King Wu of Zhou. According to a 2013 study, it was the 138th-most common surname in China, shared by 1,20,000 people or 0.090% of the population, with the province with the most being Zhejiang.

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