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Where Does The Last Name Chon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chon (Bengali: চোঙ, Hindi: चोन, Marathi: चॉन, Russian: Чон) is found most frequently in South Korea. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Chón. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Chon is the 507^th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,874 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chon reside; 92 percent reside in East Asia and 92 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Chon is also the 21,349^th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 41,997 people.

The last name Chon is most frequently held in South Korea, where it is borne by 878,710 people, or 1 in 58. In South Korea Chon is most prevalent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent reside, Seoul, where 19 percent reside and Busan, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Korea this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 9 percent reside and Cambodia, where 7 percent reside.

Chon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chon last name increased 6,985 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chon Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Chon surname are 0.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.93% registered with the 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.