Zhou

周 — Circumference, all around; the Zhou Dynasty

26.800.000

Bevölkerung

#10

Landesweiter Rang

2,12%

der Bevölkerung

Chinese Names

Kultur

Herkunft & Geschichte

The Zhou surname is closely linked to the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC), the longest reigning dynasty in Chinese history. The name derives from Ji Dan, the Duke of Zhou, a revered statesman and Confucian ideal of governance. Members of the royal Ji clan took Zhou as their surname after the dynasty fell. The character 周 symbolises completeness and the full cycle of things.