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Chu

Updated: Sep 8, 2024 | 👁️ 15 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations

Gender: Male

Origin: Chinese, Australian

Meaning: Chinese name meaning 'bamboo' or 'pillar'.

Pronunciation: CH UW

Popularity Rank: #8,417

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  • 1. Chu Meaning
  • 2. Chu Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Chu
  • 4. Translations of Chu
  • 5. Chu Name Popularity
  • 6. Chu popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Chu
  • 8. Chu Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Chu

Chu Meaning

  • Chinese name meaning 'bamboo' or 'pillar'.
  • Origin - Chinese
  • Origin - Australian

Originally from the Chinese surname Zhu, meaning 'bamboo' or 'pillar'. It can also mean 'to ask' or 'to give'.

The name Chu is of Chinese, Australian origin and means Chinese name meaning 'bamboo' or 'pillar'.. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Chu is commonly found in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and 80 more countries.

Chu Pronunciation Guide

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: CH UW

CH: Pronounce as in "cheese" (CH IY Z)

UW: Pronounce as in "blue" (B L UW)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Chu Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Chu is recorded 6,289 times globally, ranking it as the 8,417th most common name worldwide.

Chu is most prevalent in Hong Kong, with 2,356 occurrences, making it the 170th most popular name in the country.

In Hong Kong, the name Chu is found among 1 in every 180 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Chu Popularity by Country

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Hong Kong#1701 : 180
Malaysia#8931 : 1,322
Singapore#9561 : 1,456
United States of America#7,9471 : 6,603
Taiwan#2981 : 1,070
Macao#2401 : 534
Cameroon#1,4661 : 2,652
China#6821 : 1,471
Saudi Arabia#24,7381 : 36,610
France#13,1181 : 18,628
United Kingdom#8,2281 : 8,306
Nigeria#9,0541 : 18,407
Mexico#10,3821 : 15,531
Spain#8,2771 : 11,617
Philippines#2,1641 : 5,166
Canada#6,9681 : 7,699
Morocco#16,5551 : 25,683
United Arab Emirates#14,2631 : 24,878
Italy#20,9111 : 29,563
Colombia#19,9101 : 33,068
Argentina#3,5891 : 6,170
Algeria#20,6981 : 40,317
Kuwait#10,3931 : 19,816
Chile#10,8771 : 22,001
Germany#10,5291 : 14,668
Netherlands#12,9381 : 17,245
Russia#14,4121 : 18,493

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Chu popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Chu from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

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