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Where Does The Last Name Cho Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cho (Hindi: चो, Marathi: चो, Russian: Чо, Tibetan: ཆོས་) occurs in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Chó or Chô. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cho? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 253^rd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,438 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Cho reside; 79 percent reside in East Asia and 78 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Cho is also the 6,155^th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 170,491 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Korea, where it is borne by 1,500,937 people, or 1 in 34. In South Korea Cho is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent live, Seoul, where 20 percent live and Busan, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Korea this last name exists in 146 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 16 percent live and North Korea, where 7 percent live.

Cho Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Cho has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 213,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cho Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (58%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Cho last name are 1.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cho earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning 324,082 kr per year; in Peru they earn 392.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 95,450 per year; in South Africa they earn 140.83% more than the national average, earning R 572,292 per year; in United States they earn 20.72% more than the national average, earning $52,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $57,585 CAD per year.