According to the statistical results of some researchers' sampling survey of 1982 national census data, Zhu's surname accounted for 1.2 1% of the total population at that time, ranking 16 among the national 100 surnames. Among them, in Beijing, Zhu's surname accounts for 0.934% of the city's total population, ranking17 in the city; In Liaoning Province, Zhu's surname accounts for 0.607% of the total population of the province, ranking 30th. In Shanghai, the surname Zhu accounts for 3.45 1% of the city's total population, ranking fifth; In Fujian Province, Zhu's surname accounts for 0.594% of the total population of the province, ranking 26th. In Guangdong province, Zhu's surname accounts for 0.526% of the total population of the province, ranking 38 th; In Sichuan Province, Zhu accounts for 1.478% of the total population of the province, ranking17; In Shaanxi Province, Zhu's surname accounts for 0.870% of the total population of the province, ranking 22nd.
According to the statistics of 1990, Zhu's surname ranks 14 among the most popular 100 surnames in China. According to 1994 Shanghai Re-population Statistics, the population of Zhu in Shanghai reached 432,700, accounting for 3.3% of Shanghai's total population, making it the fifth largest surname in Shanghai.
This series of statistics shows that at present, Zhu's surname is the most concentrated in East China, and it is one of the best surnames in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Followed by the southwest region, Zhu is one of the five surnames; In North China and South China, the population of Zhu is relatively small, but it is also among the top 40 surnames.