Last name 祖 (Zu 
, 祖 , 조 
) , across the world, is a widespread surname. The last name 祖 is characteristic of South Korea, where it is a widespread surname, Myanmar, where it is quite a common surname, and China. Very seldom, 祖 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 黃祖 Chinese official and general (died 208), CN (b. 200) |
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| 祖逖 Chinese military general, CN (b. 266) |
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| 祖約 jin dynasty minister and warlord, CN (b. 266) |
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祖冲之 Chinese mathematician-astronomer, CN (b. 429) |
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| 某祖 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 140361, CN (b. 656) |
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| 祖詠 Chinese poet, CN (b. 699) |
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| 祖大壽 Chinese General, CN (b. 1550) |
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林祖 Marital artist (1910-2012), CN (b. 1910) |
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| 祖峰 Chinese actor, CN (b. 1974) |
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| 祖鳳林 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 69909, MO |
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| 祖立军 Chinese swimmer, CN (b. 1989) |
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