Ho Forename

1,551st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 633,178 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Macau

Ho Forename Definition:

A Chinese name, meaning: The good.

Ho Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
66%
 
415,9321:22371
Japan
100%
166,5691:768174
Indonesia
53%
 
8,8141:29,2673,967
United States
76%
 
8,3611:43,3602,561
Macau-5,8501:10420
Malaysia
68%
 
4,3761:6,958802
Cambodia
58%
 
3,6031:4,517756
Egypt
66%
 
3,2321:28,4351,950
Thailand
74%
 
2,8301:24,7583,247
Canada
67%
 
2,5681:12,9021,384
Saudi Arabia-1,6901:18,2322,437
South Korea
98%
 
1,4461:3,834707
India
 
54%
1,3081:928,80662,243
Hong Kong-1,1021:7,035590
Singapore
58%
 
6091:10,3241,904
Brunei
100%
5481:76673
England
63%
 
4521:123,0154,328
Brazil
73%
 
4111:521,25616,841
Australia-3871:35,2911,940
Iran
70%
 
3691:212,7293,788
Mauritius-3211:4,043682
New Zealand-2701:16,8001,416
Qatar
60%
 
2581:9,1851,493
Taiwan
76%
 
2301:103,34612,108
China-1751:7,806,03359,437
Netherlands
 
51%
1581:106,9755,385
Germany
80%
 
1141:848,0527,149
Pakistan
 
54%
1111:1,750,97025,004
Nepal
 
83%
901:316,52611,278
Ecuador-731:242,8353,797
United Arab Emirates-691:103,6528,241
Afghanistan
 
87%
621:526,1868,586
South Africa
79%
 
621:879,55935,041
France
 
88%
541:1,230,9328,854
Philippines
86%
 
521:2,038,64445,226
Russia
100%
451:3,205,19318,301
Sweden
68%
 
451:219,0657,397
Argentina
89%
 
421:1,018,4115,265
Dominican Republic-371:281,92610,232
Ukraine
64%
 
371:1,229,7273,798
Scotland
 
89%
281:191,0843,449
Norway
 
68%
261:197,3974,991
Venezuela
65%
 
221:1,372,81326,977
Denmark-211:269,0245,348
Chile
83%
 
191:926,6958,687
Burkina Faso
50%
 
171:1,081,14529,013
Guam-171:9,4501,317
Belgium
 
57%
161:718,1289,982
Paraguay
100%
131:556,6775,170
Peru
80%
 
131:2,445,49623,318
Mexico
71%
 
121:10,345,36931,278
Costa Rica
78%
 
111:433,4506,937
Nigeria
86%
 
111:16,142,215154,549
Switzerland
58%
 
111:746,6819,974
Madagascar-91:2,625,4903,077
Myanmar-91:5,772,0301,432
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Jamaica-81:360,40310,541
Wales
100%
81:386,7895,520
Benin
71%
 
71:1,510,83532,846
Papua New Guinea
57%
 
71:1,164,61679,875
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Finland
86%
 
61:913,8648,662
Israel
78%
 
61:1,400,48616,782
Italy
 
51%
61:10,177,01531,373
Panama-61:651,09316,250
Spain-61:7,754,99417,266
Ivory Coast
100%
51:4,615,18769,481
Kazakhstan-51:3,549,36921,516
Algeria-41:9,544,18014,095
Austria
75%
 
41:2,128,55010,134
Belarus
100%
41:2,370,5969,928
Poland
60%
 
41:9,506,7785,827
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Niger
100%
31:6,394,66547,369
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Luxembourg
50%
 
21:282,0243,520
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Czechia
82%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hungary
67%
 
11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: (2) are calculated separately.

Ho (1,909,912) may also be a surname.

Ho Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Chinese name, meaning: The good.

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

Ho Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
832/
Hoa80991,626/
Cho80170,491/
Hoi80127,177/
Hop8035,347/
Kho8020,168/
Hoo8010,528/
Hoy809,685/
Hot806,999/
Hou806,606/
Hos803,608/
Hod802,393/
Huo801,800/
Hoh801,047/
Hoz80234/
Hoj80133/
Hjo8039/
Hho8020/
Hoï804/
Hoî801/
O671,246,755/
Choi6799,218/
Khoi6797,080/
Chou6738,795/
Choy6719,120/
Choo6716,847/
Chop6714,286/
Huot678,403/
Chot677,832/
Hoyt677,127/
Hooy675,804/
Chod674,341/
Hoss674,093/
Khoo673,890/
Hood672,851/
Hoot671,785/
Choh671,368/
Hosh671,366/
Khou671,264/
Chuo671,036/
Houd671,006/
Chho67822/
Choa67692/
Khoy67573/
Khoj67507/
Huoy67467/
Hout67434/
Host67283/
Hoch67173/
Choj67173/
Chos67151/
Hoih67105/
Hous6778/
Hooe6763/
Hoop6753/
Hoyd6748/
Hopp6740/
Hott6738/
Hoit6736/
Hosp6734/
Hois6734/
Hohu6731/
Hohy6731/
Hoos6725/
Hodd6723/
Khuo6723/
Jhoj6718/
Hoip6713/
Hoiz6712/
Hods6711/
Choz679/
Huoa677/
Houp677/
Hots676/
Huoe676/
Hooa675/
Hozz675/
Houx675/
Huod675/
Hopf675/
Hooz674/
Hoys674/
Houh674/
Hoph674/
Hoid673/
Chgo673/
Hoij673/
Hjou673/
Hodë673/
Hjuo673/
Houz672/
Ho'e672/
Huop672/
Hoạt672/
Chìo672/
Hooj672/
Hhot672/
Hodh672/
Choï671/
Khoï671/
Hosj671/
Hotd671/
Huos671/
Hkho671/
Hhoa671/
Hhoi671/
Hgou671/
Hojd671/
Ho'a671/
Hodt671/
Hohh671/
Hcho671/
Khgo671/
Hhjo671/
Hhoo671/
H'Oo671/
Hoyh671/
Hoyj671/
Hoyp671/
Hozt671/
Hosd671/
Hojh671/
Hohj671/
Hohp671/
Hodz671/
Hjoj671/
Chøo671/

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