Chon Surname
Approximately 1,060,144 people bear this surname
Chon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 878,710 | 1:58 | 14 |
| North Korea | 94,733 | 1:265 | 46 |
| Cambodia | 71,072 | 1:218 | 27 |
| United States | 4,261 | 1:85,064 | 9,621 |
| Macau | 2,575 | 1:234 | 63 |
| Guatemala | 2,089 | 1:7,699 | 940 |
| Malaysia | 1,287 | 1:22,917 | 2,090 |
| Mexico | 1,256 | 1:98,827 | 3,715 |
| Singapore | 775 | 1:7,107 | 422 |
| Thailand | 527 | 1:134,039 | 20,717 |
| Hong Kong | 464 | 1:15,809 | 389 |
| Vietnam | 425 | 1:217,991 | 999 |
| Colombia | 168 | 1:284,369 | 5,637 |
| France | 165 | 1:402,562 | 59,152 |
| Indonesia | 165 | 1:801,510 | 60,937 |
| Russia | 157 | 1:917,981 | 72,573 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Brunei | 86 | 1:4,869 | 748 |
| Taiwan | 86 | 1:272,613 | 2,261 |
| Japan | 72 | 1:1,775,615 | 26,312 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Tajikistan | 57 | 1:147,135 | 1,618 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Liberia | 45 | 1:97,967 | 7,863 |
| Cuba | 45 | 1:256,060 | 4,953 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Ecuador | 34 | 1:467,819 | 10,566 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| El Salvador | 27 | 1:234,959 | 2,182 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Chón (2) are calculated separately.
Chon (41,997) may also be a first name.
Chon Demographics
Average Male Chon Height
174.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chon (Bengali: চোঙ, Hindi: चोन, Marathi: चॉन, Russian: Чон) occurs in South Korea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Chón. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 507th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,874 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chon are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 21,349th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 41,997 people.
The last name Chon is most frequently used in South Korea, where it is borne by 878,710 people, or 1 in 58. In South Korea it is most numerous in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent live, Seoul, where 19 percent live and Busan, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Korea this surname occurs in 77 countries. It is also found in North Korea, where 9 percent live and Cambodia, where 7 percent live.
Chon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chon surname grew 6,985 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Chon surname are 0.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.93% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 156.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,745 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $22,003,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $49,580 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chon in the Bengali language | ||
| চোঙ | cona | - |
| Chon in the Marathi language | ||
| चॉन | cona | 91.67 |
| चोन | cona | 8.33 |
| Chon in the Hindi language | ||
| चोन | cona | 61.54 |
| चॉन | cona | 30.77 |
| चोण् | con | 7.69 |
| Chon in the Russian language | ||
| Чон | con | - |
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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
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- 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 Chon
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