Cho Surname

253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,119,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Cho Surname User-submission:

Cho can either be Korean surname or Burmese name. The Cho, as a surname, is most frequently found in Korea. The Korean surname Cho may also be written as Jo. Cho means 'sweet' in Burmese. It is an old style name and modern urban Burmese less likely to use that name.

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Cho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea1,500,9371:346
Myanmar333,1111:15632
North Korea142,1001:17733
United States40,4831:8,9531,081
Vietnam17,3671:5,335206
Guatemala13,8541:1,161203
Hong Kong11,3291:64790
Japan9,4721:13,4971,704
Singapore8,2511:668110
Cambodia6,4221:2,412492
Thailand5,8361:12,104748
Canada5,2281:7,0481,041
Cameroon4,1371:5,020605
Malaysia3,4441:8,5641,003
Australia2,0561:13,1301,898
India1,4661:523,23726,085
Pakistan1,1851:150,7544,096
Belize1,0481:33950
Russia9801:147,06417,054
Brazil7231:296,09211,405
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Philippines6751:149,98325,069
New Zealand6611:6,8511,158
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United Arab Emirates5891:15,5561,886
Macau5851:1,028153
China5581:2,450,397372
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
England5251:106,13011,099
Germany4831:166,67819,716
Taiwan4011:58,466626
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
France1701:390,72257,689
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Panama1261:31,0501,793
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Guam821:1,953256
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Kazakhstan701:252,60722,189
Ecuador681:233,9108,300
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Chile591:298,5848,628
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Paraguay431:168,2963,336
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Austria371:230,14727,778
Honduras351:251,8982,491
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Mongolia321:88,2906,105
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Armenia271:108,5253,772
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Micronesia251:4,250573
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Israel211:407,50632,346
Norway211:244,87126,357
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Laos161:411,770354
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Wales161:193,40812,484
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Finland81:687,08836,047
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Tonga41:26,828461
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Chó (6) & Chô (1) are calculated separately.

Cho (170,491) may also be a first name.

Cho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cho can either be Korean surname or Burmese name. The Cho, as a surname, is most frequently found in Korea. The Korean surname Cho may also be written as Jo. Cho means 'sweet' in Burmese. It is an old style name and modern urban Burmese less likely to use that name. Actually Burmese has no surnames or family names. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is Thant, his name is only one syllable. Burmese call him 'U Thant', where 'U' is same as 'Mr.' in English. When Burmese people have to fill up a form on internet or aboard, they are forced to add family name. So they likely to use the last syllable of their name as a family name.

- wheredomanga

Cho is Burmese name. Cho means 'sweet' in Burmese. It is old style name and modern urban Burmese less likely to use that name but it doesn't necessarily means the usage of "Lwin" is not common.Actually Burmese has no surname or family name. A Burmese full name can be a single syllable or multiple syllables. For example, the name of Burmese UN General Secretary is "Thant". His name is only single syllable. Burmese call him "U Thant" where "U" is same as "Mr." in English. When Burmese people have to fill up a from on internet or aboard, they were forced to add family name. So they likely to use the last syllable of their name as a family name.

- yarzaryeni

The Cho surname means 'beautiful'.

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Cho Last Name Facts

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

Cho (Hindi: चो, Marathi: चो, Russian: Чо, Tibetan: ཆོས་) is most common in South Korea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Chó or Chô. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cho.

How Common Is The Last Name Cho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cho is the 253rd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,438 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Cho are found; 79 percent are found in East Asia and 78 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 6,155th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 170,491 people.

The last name Cho is most frequently occurring in South Korea, where it is borne by 1,500,937 people, or 1 in 34. In South Korea it is primarily found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent reside, Seoul, where 20 percent reside and Busan, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Korea it exists in 146 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 16 percent reside and North Korea, where 7 percent reside.

Cho Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cho has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cho surname increased 213,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (58%) in Russia.

In The United States Cho are 1.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.89% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chó896/
Chô891/
Chou86494,067/
Choi86439,579/
Choy8663,580/
Choo8650,835/
Chot8620,447/
Choj865,297/
Chop864,088/
Chuo863,764/
Choa862,349/
Choh862,186/
Chod861,319/
Chos86716/
Choz86551/
Scho86331/
Tcho86310/
Chho86124/
Chgo8638/
Choï865/
Choć864/
Dcho861/
Choĺ861/
Csho861/
Xcho861/
Ho801,909,912/
Co8056,920/
Schou755,481/
Chuot755,223/
Schoo752,431/
Chott752,175/
Chopp751,603/
Choux751,595/
Tchou751,373/
Choud751,291/
Chhoa75752/
Chouh75735/
Choch75464/
Choup75374/
Chois75346/
Tchos75240/
Chout75235/
Schoy75230/
Schoß75219/
Chous75184/
Chhoy75132/
Chuop75131/
Chohu75112/
Choij7593/
Schoj7588/
Schoh7584/
Choot7582/
Chhod7570/
Chhot7558/
Chooe7553/
Chhou7551/
Tchoi7548/
Choos7546/
Choit7545/
Choss7545/
Tchoy7543/
Tchop7536/
Chhoi7534/
Chosh7525/
Choid7520/
Choop7519/
Chooy7517/
Schoi7516/
Chodh7515/
Tchuo7514/
Chuoa7513/
Chots7512/
Chuoy7511/
Chost7510/
Chouň7510/
Schoa759/
Choih758/
Chhuo758/
Chuoe758/
Choyt757/
Tchoo756/
Chgou756/
Chosz755/
Choys755/
Chooj755/
Chooa755/
Chouz754/
Choiy754/
Dtcho754/
Zchuo753/
Schoz753/
Shcho753/
Choph753/
Zchou752/
Chodd752/
Chood752/
Chods752/
Chuos752/
Chohd752/
Tchot752/
Chojj752/
Choyd751/
Chozz751/
Choip751/
Choiz751/
Chhos751/
Hchoi751/
Dchoi751/
Dchoy751/
Chsoi751/
Ûchoa751/
Tchoï751/
Tscho751/
Czhou751/
D'Cho751/
Chocz751/
Choyz751/
Chohy751/
Xchoi751/
Chohs751/
Chodt750/
Chsoy750/
Hou674,316,647/
Huo671,090,410/
Cha67936,167/
Hoa67155,230/
Kho67121,119/
Coy6749,623/
Hoy6732,219/
Hoo6720,370/
Hoi6717,798/
Hot6716,449/
Sho6715,498/
Coa6713,593/
Coj679,141/
Hoh678,748/
Hop677,749/
Hod677,328/
Hos674,782/
Coi674,192/
Coo673,214/
Hoz671,858/
Hoß671,013/
Schots67813/
Schout67791/
Cahová67778/
Schoos67518/
Cio67383/
Cou67360/
Chouch67319/
Choitz67280/
Hso67280/
Cuo67279/
Schoth67277/
Hoj67168/
Zho67138/
Schous67117/
Schoup67109/
Tschop67108/
Choush67100/
Chá6759/
Schooß6757/
Chhuoy6743/
Schohe6743/
Hoť6738/
Cso6729/
Chauou6728/
Schoux6727/
Choutt6724/
Schost6721/
Schoys6721/
Hoš6719/
Shchos6718/
Choije6717/
Chaowa6717/
Choich6716/
Tchoup6716/
Choudh6715/
Chaova6714/
Cahova6714/
Hjo6713/
Schohs6713/
Hzo6713/
Tco6711/
Chhosh6710/
Dco6710/
Tschou678/
Choscz678/
Schoph677/
Chã677/
Hoč677/
Xho677/
Chooch676/
D'Choy676/
Choith676/
Chhout674/
Chotch674/
Czo674/
Schoiz674/
Hoï674/
Cáhová674/
Coï674/
Hho674/
Chhoud674/
Chhoup673/
Tschoi673/
Chchou673/
Coț673/
Choult673/
Chopph673/
Hxo673/
Choych672/
Schoid672/
Choggi672/
Chohiy672/
Tchouh672/
Chà672/
Chouhd672/
Zchoot672/
Chotts671/
Choupp671/
Choicz671/
Choodh671/
Choohe671/
Chhohu671/
Chhood671/
Chhott671/
Jschot671/
Schods671/
Schood671/
Schooz671/
Schozz671/
Tchott671/
Chottz671/
Hoć671/
Shchoo671/
Shchou671/
Shchoy671/
Shchuo671/
Schohy671/
Schouh671/
Schozt671/
Tchout671/
Tchsso671/
Chohsh671/
Chouët671/
Zchout671/
Schocz671/
Tchouï671/
Chotth671/
Chooth671/
Hco671/
Stchod670/
Choyst670/
Tchotz670/
Tchoch670/
Schodd670/
Tchopp670/
Schouz670/
Choish670/
Schoit670/
Schohp670/

Cho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cho in the Marathi language
चोco93.33
छोcho6.67
Cho in the Hindi language
चोco86.85
चौcau13.15
Cho in the Tibetan language
ཆོས་chö62.5
མཚོ་tso18.75
ཆོ་cho6.25
ཚོས་tsö6.25
ཚོ་tso6.25
Cho in the Russian language
Чоco-

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Cho Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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