Choah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Choah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Choah (43) may also be a first name.
Choah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Choah is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Choah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Choah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 43 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Choah is mostly concentrated in: Penang, where 50 percent reside and Selangor, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 50 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Choah
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