Chokon Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Chokon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 163 | 1:239,505 | 18,058 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Chokon (186) may also be a first name.
Chokon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chokon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chokon (Hindi: चोकों) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chokon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chokon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chokon are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 186 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 239,505. In Uganda Chokon is mostly concentrated in: Moroto District, where 63 percent reside, Kaabong District, where 28 percent reside and Kotido District, where 7 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chokon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chokon in the Hindi language | ||
| चोकों | cokom | - |
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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 Chokon
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