Chokei Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Chokei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 46 | 1:2,779,224 | 32,156 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Chokei (333) may also be a first name.
Chokei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chokei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chokei is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chokei.
How Common Is The Last Name Chokei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chokei reside; 79 percent reside in East Asia and 79 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Chokei is also the 479,726th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 333 people.
It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 2,779,224. In Japan it is most numerous in: Toyama Prefecture, where 70 percent reside, Chiba Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 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 Chokei
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