The Zhao surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 10,324 people carried this name — #3,187 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,100 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
449 people named Zhao live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 219 people named Zhao live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Zhao.
Most of them — 70 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
30 people named Zhao have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 569 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Zhao in American newspapers,
1866–1954.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 210 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Zhao,
with a public archive behind them.
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Qin Shi Huang -25–-20 · monarch -
Zhao Chongguo -13–-5 · military personnel -
Emperor Taizu of Song 927–976 · ruler -
Emperor Taizong of Song 939–997 · ruler -
Zhao Dezhao 951–979 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 181 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zhao.
- Zephir 277 · U.S. census
- Zepp 1,523 · U.S. census
- Zerafa 126 · U.S. census
- Zerbini 133 · U.S. census
- Zerr 1,554 · U.S. census
- Zhang 33,202 · U.S. census
- Zheng 10,670 · U.S. census
- Zhou 11,586 · U.S. census
- Zhu 10,508 · U.S. census
- Ziad 110 · U.S. census
- Zieba 663 · U.S. census
- Ziegelmeyer 163 · U.S. census
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