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Around the globe, Chu (Chu , 朱 , 术 , among others...) is a common unisex forename. The first name Chu is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Hong Kong, and Mongolia, where it is quite a common girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. Predominantly, Chu is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Chu | Hong Kong, Myanmar, United States, Malaysia, China |
朱, 朮, 术 | China |
จู, ชู | Thailand |
Чу, Ху | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
チュー | Japan |
تشو | Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Algeria |
추 | South Korea |
צ'ו | Israel |
Chu is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chu Hsi , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character; Chu Liuxiang , the character in wuxia fiction, 楚留香新傳 and Chu , the musical character in the musical San Toy; a Widow.