Xu is one of the most common surnames in China. In 2020, the total population of China will reach more than 20.2 million, ranking 1 1 among the 100 surnames in China, after Zhou and before Sun.
The Xu family mainly comes from the won surname based on the country name. At present, the distribution of Xu surname in China is mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces, accounting for about 4 1% of the total population of Xu surname in China. Secondly, it is distributed in Shandong, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and Hubei, and the Xu surname in these five provinces is concentrated by 30%. Jiangsu is the largest province with Xu surname.