Cho Forename

6,155th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 170,491 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Cho Forename Definition:

A Japanese name, meaning: Butterfly.

Cho Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar-103,1691:50494
Vietnam
64%
 
30,0211:3,085260
Ivory Coast
100%
18,5701:1,243142
Thailand
 
63%
3,4101:20,5472,825
China-3,3071:413,08023,936
Malaysia
61%
 
2,0291:15,0071,573
United States
 
70%
1,7741:204,3617,224
Japan
98%
 
1,6101:79,4943,882
Singapore
 
81%
1,0971:5,7311,020
Cambodia
75%
 
1,0141:16,0491,632
Macau-7801:780234
India
53%
 
5991:2,028,177105,306
Canada
 
77%
4801:69,0284,056
Micronesia-4661:22956
Indonesia-3721:693,45147,699
Pakistan
75%
 
3061:635,15613,400
South Korea
67%
 
1891:29,3362,426
England
79%
 
1561:356,4298,520
Hong Kong-1041:74,5452,673
Philippines
62%
 
901:1,177,88330,564
Mauritius-791:16,4281,721
Cameroon
100%
711:304,37311,404
Nepal
 
77%
691:412,86013,081
Russia
 
60%
651:2,218,98014,456
France
 
71%
631:1,055,0858,091
Suriname-491:11,2822,027
Qatar
 
62%
491:48,3596,334
United Arab Emirates-451:158,93310,498
Brazil
 
64%
391:5,493,23583,314
Australia-381:359,4116,666
Brunei-351:11,988816
DR Congo
80%
 
341:2,171,40051,388
Germany
79%
 
271:3,580,66216,495
Taiwan
100%
211:1,131,89040,612
Bhutan
63%
 
211:39,2821,352
New Zealand-201:226,8027,241
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
South Africa
88%
 
171:3,207,80380,389
Sweden
 
71%
151:657,19415,298
Scotland
89%
 
131:411,5675,527
Norway
 
58%
111:466,5758,612
Netherlands
 
68%
101:1,690,20823,366
Nigeria
100%
101:17,756,436163,035
Jamaica-101:288,3238,750
Belgium
 
63%
81:1,436,25515,198
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Algeria-51:7,635,34412,071
Costa Rica
67%
 
51:953,59010,779
Switzerland
50%
 
51:1,642,69915,939
Finland
67%
 
51:1,096,6379,775
Belarus-51:1,896,4778,406
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Iran-41:19,624,21740,893
Kazakhstan
100%
41:4,436,71124,678
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Mexico
100%
41:31,036,10761,748
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Chile
67%
 
31:5,869,06926,159
Argentina
50%
 
31:14,257,74823,489
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Italy
 
54%
31:20,354,03045,650
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Greece
50%
 
21:5,467,27417,678
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Wales
50%
 
11:3,094,30916,222
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549

The alternate forms: Chøo (1) & Chô (1) are calculated separately.

Cho (2,119,473) may also be a surname.

Cho Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Japanese name, meaning: Butterfly.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Cho Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chøo951/
Chô891/
Choi8699,218/
Chou8638,795/
Choy8619,120/
Choo8616,847/
Chop8614,286/
Chot867,832/
Chod864,341/
Choh861,368/
Chuo861,036/
Chho86822/
Choa86692/
Xcho86448/
Choj86173/
Chos86151/
Tcho86120/
Scho8627/
Choz869/
Zcho865/
Csho864/
Chxo864/
Chgo863/
Chìo862/
Chzo861/
Choï861/
Dcho861/
Hcho861/
Jcho861/
Ho80633,178/
Co8037,453/
Chuot759,621/
Chhot751,677/
Tchou75358/
Choch75133/
Chooy75113/
Choud75104/
Choot7589/
Chott7569/
Chood7566/
Chhou7562/
Chhoi7561/
Chout7560/
Chhoy7554/
Chois7553/
Choit7547/
Chohu7546/
Chhoa7535/
Choux7531/
Choup7528/
Chous7523/
Chhod7523/
Tchoy7523/
Chsuo7521/
Chouh7518/
Schoo7517/
Chopp7516/
Chodh7516/
Schou7514/
Chhoh7513/
Chuop7513/
Choop759/
Chuoy758/
Tchuo757/
Chost757/
Choij756/
Schoy755/
Chhuo755/
Chhop755/
Chosh755/
Choiy755/
Chcho754/
Chooe754/
Chooj754/
Chuoa754/
Tchos754/
Tchoi754/
Chhoo754/
Chots753/
Choys753/
Choiz753/
Chooa753/
Choos753/
Chgou753/
Xchoi752/
Tchoo752/
Tchot752/
Choyd752/
Chodd752/
Chuod752/
Chuoe752/
Dhcho751/
Chsho751/
Cho's751/
Chods751/
Choht751/
Choid751/
Choip751/
Choss751/
Chhgo751/
Chhho751/
Tscho751/
Shcho751/
Schoh751/
Schoi751/
Schzo751/
Xchoo751/
Zchos751/
Zchuo751/
Hchoo751/
Jchoo751/
Jchot751/
Hscho751/
Chgoh751/
Hchso751/
Chouz751/
Chohd751/
Choih751/
Dchoy751/
Hoa67991,626/
Sho67162,242/
Hoi67127,177/
Cha6771,680/
Hop6735,347/
Coi6723,185/
Kho6720,168/
Coy6713,947/
Hoo6710,528/
Hoy679,685/
Hot676,999/
Hou676,606/
Hos673,608/
Hod672,393/
Huo671,800/
Hoh671,047/
Coj67556/
Cio67471/
Coa67469/
Hoz67234/
Coo67215/
Hso67165/
Cou67143/
Hoj67133/
Choith67122/
Zho67112/
Choggi67110/
Cuo67108/
Dco6740/
Hjo6739/
Chooch6737/
Tco6735/
Cso6730/
Hxo6726/
Hho6720/
Choush6719/
Hco6717/
Xho6716/
Chhout6714/
Chhott6710/
Chaowa6710/
Choije679/
Chá677/
Chhuoy677/
Hzo677/
Chohiy676/
Cáh676/
Czo676/
Chhoup675/
Chooth674/
Choots674/
Chohgi674/
Hoï674/
Chhuot673/
Chhoud673/
Chhohu672/
Choutt672/
Chotts672/
Choudh672/
Chohha672/
Geecho671/
Dschoh671/
Dtchou671/
Châ671/
Cohowa671/
Choyss671/
Choust671/
Choaja671/
Choddh671/
Choiss671/
Choohd671/
Choosh671/
Chchou671/
Chhodh671/
Chhood671/
Chhoop671/
Chhooy671/
Chhuop671/
Cìo671/
Tchoch671/
Tchoup671/
Tchoux671/
Uancho671/
Tschou671/
Shchoo671/
Shchot671/
Hoî671/
Shchou671/
Hchzuo671/
Schoth671/
Chaova671/
Chohth671/
Choojt671/
Chuoyi671/

Cho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cho in the Russian language
Чоco-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cho