Zhong is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zhong
No. of characters: 5
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Zhong

How popular is Zhong?

Zhong is common in China.

Zhong is ranked 94 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zhongs grew by 92.33141 per cent to 4991 since 2000 and ranked 6754 after elevating 4446 spots. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 97.98 98.3
White 1.12 0.46
Others 0.54 0.85
Hispanic or Latino 0.24 0.27
Zhong is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 4901978 people have been found who wears Zhong as their family name. Zhong is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
1,031 South Korea8
318,252 Ukraine6
537 Myanmar6
23,739 Nigeria5
1,460 Cambodia5
7,619 Ecuador3
20,541 Peru3
10,329 Pakistan3
2,151 Fiji2
23,344 Austria2
17,547 Colombia2
4,231 Jamaica2
20,186 Kenya2
11,736 Lithuania2
7,299 Estonia2
15,999 Slovakia2
21,929 Algeria2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
5,139 Bolivia2
8,995 Uganda2
3,993 El Salvador1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
29,774 Venezuela1
123,175 Tanzania1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
165,773 Belarus1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
2,232 French Polynesia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
215 Palau1
3,214 Niger1
5,872 Namibia1
58,885 Poland1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
586 San Marino1
2,024 Mongolia1
56,169 Mexico1
11,831 Tajikistan1
2,613 The Bahamas1
53,505 Turkey1
49,529 Israel1
8,859 Iraq1
29,595 Iran1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,712 Indonesia46
33,012 Belgium45
17,488 Norway39
17,489 Denmark30
8,720 Qatar29
21,901 Chile27
313,372 Russia23
3,830 Luxembourg20
3,852 Costa Rica15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,105 Wales90
1,045 Thailand84
5,083 Ireland66
104,075 Brazil64
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Zhong:
193 Macau403
2,602 New Zealand291
12,467 Spain282
39,199 Philippines258
24,304 South Africa237
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
6,292 Switzerland189
5,231 Sweden181
15,632 Netherlands177
2,061 Panama163
50,581 Italy146
4,108 Scotland144
6,322 Finland121
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Zhong:
6,831 United States5,633
222 Taiwan3,824
3,199 Germany2,723
212 Hong Kong2,337
2,572 Canada1,913
290 Singapore1,898
1,292 Vietnam1,590
2,007 Australia1,569
5,969 England1,188
8,275 France1,078
2,456 Malaysia1,062
Countries with ten thousands of Zhong:
1,237 Japan12,727
Countries with millions of Zhong:
58 China4,860,773
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Zhong Namesakes

  • Xi Zhongxun, Political leader
  • Mu Zhongsheng, Speed Skater
  • Fan Zhongyan, Politician
  • Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Prince
  • Chen Zhonghua, Author
  • Chen Zhonghua, Author
  • Chu Zhongzhi, Politician
  • Deng Zhongxia, Political leader
  • Duan Zhongyi, Sam Duann's brother
  • Fan Zhongyan, Politician
  • In 2020 drama, family film, Kayla, Isabel Zhong played Kate.
  • In 2013 drama film, Zhui ai ji zhong ji, Guo Liuxing Zhong portrayed N.
  • In 2011, Kai Zhong characterized the role of Ye An in horror and mystery movie Zi Zhai.

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