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

Cho (Hindi: चो, Marathi: चो, Russian: Чо, Tibetan: ཆོས་) is more frequently found in South Korea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Chó or Chô. For other possible spellings of Cho click here.

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

The last name Cho is the 253^rd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,438 people. The last name Cho occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Cho reside; 79 percent reside in East Asia and 78 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 6,155^th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 170,491 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Korea, where it is carried by 1,500,937 people, or 1 in 34. In South Korea Cho is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent are found, Seoul, where 20 percent are found and Busan, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Korea this last name is found in 146 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 16 percent are found and North Korea, where 7 percent are found.

Cho Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cho has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cho last name increased 213,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cho Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cho surname is primarily Orthodox (58%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Cho surname are 1.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.89% registered to vote for the 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.