In the world, Zhu (Zhu 
, 朱 , جو 
, among others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name Zhu is characteristic of Mongolia, where it is quite a common female name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Libya. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Egypt, and Iraq. Much more frequently, Zhu is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Zhu | Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, United States, China |
| 朱 | China |
| جو | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Жу | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Armenia |
| ג'ו | Israel |
| Чжу | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |
Zhu is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jo March , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; Joe Biden , the fictional parody character from The Onion loosely based on the real Joe Biden; Zhu Mian , the Jin Ping Mei character; Zhu Ma , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and Joe West , the fictional character from the television series The Flash, and in many other works.
| zhu zhao Tang dynasty person CBDB = 140199 (b. 659) |
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| zhu long Song dynasty person CBDB = 40101 (b. 1232) |
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| zhu xu Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 33452 (b. 1278) |
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| zhu sheng Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 101898 (b. 1288) |
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| zhu sheng Ming dynasty person CBDB = 30791 (b. 1299) |
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| fan zhu Yuan dynasty person CBDB = 111556 (b. 1308) |
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| zhu yuan politician (b. 1394) |
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| zhu wen Ming dynasty person CBDB = 127224 (b. 1444) |
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| zhu yuan Qing dynasty person CBDB = 85389 (b. 1614) |
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| zhu wen Qing dynasty person CBDB = 67251 (b. 1666) |
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| zhu zhuang Qing dynasty person CBDB = 73881 (b. 1786) |
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| guo zhu Qing dynasty person CBDB = 73769 (b. 1839) |
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| zhu guang Chinese politician (b. 1906) |
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| yi-sheng zhu (b. 1902) |
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| wen jia zhu botanist (b. 1925) |
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