Choe Surname
Approximately 4,012,121 people bear this surname
Choe Surname User-submission:
The surname Choe comes from the Korean surname 최 (Choi, pronounced as Choe in some dialects).
Choe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2,399,473 | 1:21 | 5 |
| North Korea | 1,598,621 | 1:16 | 4 |
| United States | 10,444 | 1:34,705 | 4,324 |
| Singapore | 920 | 1:5,987 | 383 |
| Malaysia | 734 | 1:40,183 | 3,270 |
| Hong Kong | 323 | 1:22,710 | 468 |
| Canada | 308 | 1:119,629 | 12,601 |
| Thailand | 290 | 1:243,580 | 41,284 |
| Cameroon | 126 | 1:164,834 | 17,742 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Cambodia | 90 | 1:172,079 | 2,896 |
| Brazil | 80 | 1:2,675,929 | 80,209 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Japan | 59 | 1:2,166,852 | 28,778 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| China | 33 | 1:41,433,987 | 2,228 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Choe (2,606) may also be a first name.
Choe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Choe comes from the Korean surname 최 (Choi, pronounced as Choe in some dialects).
- syedhumaid109Choe Demographics
Average Choe Salary in
United States
$53,660 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Choe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Choe (Hindi: चोे, Russian: Чое, Tibetan: ཆོས་) occurs most in South Korea. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Choe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Choe is the 141st most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,816 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Choe live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Choe is also the 144,017th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 2,606 people.
This last name is most numerous in South Korea, where it is borne by 2,399,473 people, or 1 in 21. In South Korea Choe is primarily concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 24 percent reside, Seoul, where 20 percent reside and Busan, where 8 percent reside. Beside South Korea it occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Choe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Choe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Choe last name grew 65,275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Choe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Choe last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.28% registered with the party.
The amount Choe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.57% less than the national average, earning R 72,312 per year; in United States they earn 24.36% more than the national average, earning $53,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,527 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choe in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོས་ | chö | - |
| Choe in the Hindi language | ||
| चोे | coe | 66.67 |
| छोटे | chote | 33.33 |
| Choe in the Russian language | ||
| Чое | coe | - |
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