Migrating through thousands of years the growth and reproduction of the young, to this day, zhu has developed into a main body of the Chinese nation with a population of nearly twenty million surnames, population is in mainland China in the 14th of the most popular.Not only in mainland China, in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and China neighboring north Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore and other regions, zhu also become one of the main local name.

According to statistics, in mainland China, population is the highest percentage of jiangsu province, zhu zhu is the most popular in the province;The second is the yunnan province, zhu in the province for the fourth most popular.

According to some researchers for the 1982 national census data statistical results of sampling, zhu accounted for 1.21% of the total population in the country, among the country's 100 most popular in the 16th.Among them, in Beijing, zhu accounted for 0.934% of the total population in the city, is ranked 17th in the city's most popular;In liaoning province, zhu accounting for 0.607% of the total population in the province, the 30th;In Shanghai, zhu accounted for 3.451% of the total population in the city, was ranked fifth.In fujian province, zhu accounting for 0.594% of the total population in the province, ranked 26th;In guangdong, zhu accounting for 0.526% of the total population in the province, in the 38th place;In sichuan province, zhu accounting for 1.478% of the total population in the province, ranked 17th;In shaanxi, zhu accounting for 0.870% of the total population in the province, ranked no. 22.

And according to 1990 statistics, zhu among the country's 100 most popular in the 14th.And again in 1994, Shanghai population statistics as a result, Shanghai zhu's population of 432700 people, accounting for 3.3% of the total population of Shanghai, is the fifth most popular in Shanghai.

This series of statistics data show that in mainland China, zhu is most concentrated in the east China area, is one of the most popular jiangsu region;The second is the southwest region, zhu in the top five most popular;In north China, southern China, zhu relatively small population, but also among the top 40 most popular.

Move house in Taiwan

Zhu is the pioneer of China on Taiwan history.As early as in A.D. 607, SuiYu ride commandant Zhu Kuan then what really come with the orders from the emperor yangdi to know the situation of Taiwan, the second year and was ordered to go back to Taiwan.It is found in the earliest documented mainland officials in Taiwan.

Zhu a lot into the machine, it is in the Ming dynasty, the zhu Ming dynasty perish, headed by king NingJing Zhu Shugui of zhu's royal family members with the father and son across the sea to Taiwan by zheng chenggong.This batch of Ming room royal descendants living and living in Taiwan for several decades, although kangxi fighting in Taiwan in 1682, some of them are forced back to the mainland, but part should have stayed in there.

According to the encyclopedia of Chinese culture. Clan "record, after 22 years of emperor kangxi (1683), a man ZhaoAn Zhu Mou Taiwan big eye lift fort hemp production zhuang people settlers;Qianlong five years (1740), the mainland people Zhu Mou to Ken Zheng Damou, wen Ken bamboo north fort two face in night;Qianlong fifty-two years, quanzhou people Hun zhu hou cooperation with people reclaiming Taiwan north sea fort hill, north pumping pit zhuang, etc;Qianlong between people from fujian province, the pioneer and Zhu Yingshui reclamation, such as bamboo south fort a mansion zhuang;And development institutions with organizing surname zhu, temperature had been called "the union", in the taoyuan area from the engaged in;Twelve years jiaqing (1807) have zhu reed and ZhuangMin rebuild fengshan temple in Taiwan;Xianfeng three years (1853), quanzhou Zhu Mou moved to Taiwan, at the beginning of the present keelung city, after the move house pengjia islet.Fujian changtai Zhu Yigui, moved to Taiwan after, called Ming seed chamber, leads the uprising in 1721, a sensational.

Late republic of China, along with the retreat to Taiwan, the kuomintang regime has a large number of chu clan who subsequently transferred, forming the second climax of zhu's one table.Today, zhu has developed for Taiwan's 32nd most popular.Zhu in Taiwan today, is most popular, and family name is developed than Chen, li, wu, huang is worse.This should be left behind by zhu qing dynasty court suppressed Taiwan adverse consequences.

Taiwan zhu, now also have their own clan organization, the Taipei city zhu's clansmen association, by Mr Zhu Shigang served as director, site is located in the three sections of the seventy-two lane 269 Roosevelt rd., Taipei.

In China, Taiwan, zhu is the most popular, 32 people mainly distributed in keelung, Taiwan's hsinchu, tainan and etc.

Zhu southeast Asia and southeast Asia

Zhu is also the pioneer of China nanyang.Biography of the beam. The reduced load, as early as in The Three Kingdoms, wu sun quan was sent xuanhua engaged in zhu and corps commander KTS shall be submitted to the south China sea states, this is the earliest recorded in nanyang zhu, is also in the earliest record of nanyang Chinese officials.

Coup, early Ming dynasty, the trusted to overturn his, it is said that his Zhu Yun turn fled to nanyang.In order to investigate his case, the envoys also sent the eunuch zheng he led the navy to nanyang inspect many times.

Late Ming dynasty, to escape persecution of qing dynasty, a large number of Ming seed chamber to nanyang, such as wang lu to zhu hai, a famous thinker Zhu Shun water KangQing had to nanyang region.Since modern times, for instance, the coastal areas of chu clan who have to nanyang area to colonize and to make a living, to this day, zhu has become an important one, nanyang Chinese, Chinese in Indonesia, Singapore and malaya, the Philippines and other countries have some influence in Chinese society, and the dissolution of Indonesia Zhu Maoshan, Singapore Zhu Hui famous musicians, the malayan Chinese association secretary general of the Democratic Party leaders Zhu Yunxing etc. A group of prominent Chinese leaders.

Nanyang zhu's most established various zhu clan fellowship in local organizations, such as zhu's association of Singapore, the Philippines Zhu Ni clansmen association, Singapore qiongya zhu's club, etc.

The Philippines Zhu Ni clansmen association is the Philippines Chinese zhu and NiXing joint blood society.On February 3, 1980 founded in Manila.Contact ZongYi tenet is: adhere to the middle way, make the scattered around the clan often party, mutual care, priorities in all aid;Make the younger generation of people, have a clan idea, don't forget to ancestors and birthplace of the Chinese culture, carry forward traditional Chinese culture.The first director zhu their illness.

Singapore qiongya their club is Chinese blood society.Founded in 1926, is Singapore qiongya each one group with a long history of the clan organization.Objective: contact feelings, promote unity, public welfare, which are held in mutual benefits.Rules: all qiongya Chinese of zhu's origin, both living in Singapore and Malaysia, all can join this as members.In the early 80 s has more than 200 members.

Singapore zhu's guild is Chinese blood society.Established in 1947.Objective: FengSi ancestors, contact feelings, to promote unity and mutual benefits.In 1968, at the foot of Wu Linshan re-establish ancestral memorial.Every year,The qingming festivalAt Spring Festival.HuZhuBu, established in 1969, in order to take care of member benefits.32nd (1983), President of zhu: Confucianism.

Zhu, the incoming migrating south to southeast Asian countries has a long history, because like Vietnam and other countries was originally a Chinese of China's feudal empire before independence.A large number of zhu's into southeast Asia, is also in the late Ming dynasty, the south Ming regime against failure, and field a batch of zhu's royal family fled myanmar emperor rate, then most or killed by the Burmese people or sent home, but should still have missing after the flight that leaves in Burma.In today's myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries, there are Chinese zhu, but the number is not many, power is weaker.In Vietnam native, formed by the old YueZu zhu Vietnam zhu today, is very prosperous.Zhu is a common one of the most popular in Vietnam today, and the founder of the people's army, defense minister Zhu Wenya Vietnam will, state council and the central committee of the communist party politburo members chu huy man, vice President of general etc. A number of outstanding figures.

Korea and Japan

Zhu gameshow, north Korea and China history by reason of high rank, conquest, and make a living of moved to north Korea.These early immigrants from zhu, zhu in ethnic koreans today.Especially during the Ming and qing dynasties, zhu moved toward the form climax, in today's north Korean Chinese, zhu population is more of the most popular.According to 1967 statistics, zhu is one of Korea's 143 largest surnames today.According to the statistic zhuxi's descendants fraternity, north Korea now zhu of ziyang school, the family of South Korea, north Korea has 60000, 140000 amounted to more than 20 people, knife of visible in their Chinese.

Between Ming dynasty and early qing zhu immigration Japan is primarily.One of the most famous when push zhejiang yuyao people Zhu Shun water.Zhu Shun water is a great national integrity thinker between Ming dynasty and early qing.About his family, a ziyang zhu xi's descendants, but more and more people think he is the Ming royal family ties offshoots.He is the ancestor of zhu yuanzhang cousin, don't want to do it, and anonymity, the surname various surname, son didn't come back after the family name is zhu.Zhu since Zhu Shun great-grandparent zhu a letter to the water, the elegant breeding, as the tide.Zhu Shun aquatic when gone with the late Ming dynasty, Ming wu, with the humble scholar from Japan, kofi annan, nanyang begging for teacher to raise rates, the planning of domestic campaign against qing tomorrow.After losing, fled to Japan in 1659, first in Nagasaki, after moved to edo, 1682 finally edo, but deathless my renown and buried him there.Zhu Shun water moved to 22 years in Japan, long engaged in teaching, a tool to spread ideas, Japan has a great influence at that time.Many famous scholars, thinkers, Japan are his master.Then his master disciple form mito Japanese culture in the school.His thoughts and deeds is well known in Japan, is admired by the Japanese people.First year of the republic of China (1912), Japan also held ceremoniously "Zhu Shun water of the 250th anniversary conference" future, and invite Zhu Shun water in China's tenth I Zhu Fuji to Tokyo to the sun.

The United States chu

Zhu emigrated to America time although late, about from the beginning of the modern, but the number is more, and widespread.According to statistics, in the Chinese in America, zhu was ranked third.According to the statistic zhuxi's seed association, more than 30 states in the United States today, zhu Chinese live distribution.Zhu of America, and to establish the social organizations have their own families.In 1920, the United States established zhu's Chinese Zhu Side don, the purchase of the building.Founded in 1927, zhu Chinese again Zhu Peiguo don, in the second set ZongTang Francisco.In addition, in house shimron, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Houston, new Mexico, New York, Boston, spit and other places set up branches, Jane organize regular zhu's ancestor worship in the United States.In 1992, the United States, zhu's clansmen association organized roots back to the mainland, sacrifice zhuxi's activities.Zhu in the United States the number of overseas Chinese, Chinese not only, and is the best part of the overseas zhu.This produced the applied mathematics, chairman of the committee Zhu Jiakun, was awarded in 1990 the United States, the most prominent physicists by wu zhu, California, the President of the Chinese association and President of China association, yi-feng zhu, the north American journal club President Zhu Guangfu, northern California engineer to zhu xi and other large number of outstanding figures.

African zhu

In more than 60 Chinese surnames of Mauritius, zhu, though only a middle name, but it is more outstanding.The chu has spawned a famous overseas Chinese leader, Chinese lawmakers and minister Zhu Meilin region management.In Nigeria is the first Chinese Zhu Nayang chiefs, and entrepreneurs.

Abroad, zhu relatively concentrated country with north Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States.In north Korea, for example, zhu is one of the major surnames, according to People's Daily reported on June 10, 1992, zhu at north Korea's 60000 people, 140000 people in South Korea, more than 200000 people in total.In Vietnam, zhu is also a common surname.In the United States, according to local zhu fraternity's statistics, zhu is the third most popular in Chinese in America, and has been widely distributed to more than 30 states in the United States.