Choo Surname

11,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Choo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Choo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia33,2461:887119
Singapore6,3381:869133
United States2,7321:132,67213,948
Thailand2,4601:28,7152,805
Australia9171:29,4393,958
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Brunei7801:53797
Canada7401:49,7916,046
South Korea3221:159,131178
England3021:184,49716,523
Mauritius2811:4,603925
China2381:5,745,049482
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
United Arab Emirates1831:50,0675,008
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Qatar941:25,0852,628
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
France551:1,207,686126,065
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Taiwan481:488,4323,698
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Cambodia311:499,5854,198
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
India311:24,744,045333,161
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Vietnam181:5,147,0032,420
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Macau31:200,543803
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belize11:355,4743,977
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Choo (16,847) may also be a first name.

Choo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Choo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Choo (Russian: Чоо) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Choo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,051st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 143,357 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Choo reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Choo is also the 42,809th most common given name in the world, held by 16,847 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 33,246 people, or 1 in 887. In Malaysia Choo is most frequent in: Selangor, where 34 percent live, Johor, where 14 percent live and Penang, where 11 percent live. Other than Malaysia Choo exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Choo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Choo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Choo surname rose 7,806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 15,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Choo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Choo are 3.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Choo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.15% less than the national average, earning R 175,488 per year; in United States they earn 26.23% more than the national average, earning $54,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $57,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoo892,431/
Choot8982/
Chooe8953/
Choos8946/
Choop8919/
Chooy8917/
Tchoo896/
Chooj895/
Chooa895/
Chood892/
Cho862,119,473/
Hoo8620,370/
Coo863,214/
Schoos80518/
Schooß8057/
Chooch806/
Zchoot802/
Choodh801/
Choohe801/
Chhood801/
Schood801/
Schooz801/
Shchoo801/
Chooth801/
Choe754,012,121/
Chou75494,067/
Choi75439,579/
Hood75109,809/
Choy7563,580/
Khoo7547,960/
Chot7520,447/
Shoo7516,174/
Choj755,297/
Chop754,088/
Chuo753,764/
Hooy753,755/
Hoot753,480/
Hoos753,310/
Hoop753,022/
Choa752,349/
Choh752,186/
Chod751,319/
Chos75716/
Choz75551/
Hooe75470/
Scho75331/
Tcho75310/
Chho75124/
Hooß7565/
Chgo7538/
Hooz7522/
Cooy7516/
Hooa7514/
Zhoo755/
Choï755/
Choć754/
Cooa753/
Csoo753/
Cooj752/
Hooj751/
Dcho751/
Choĺ751/
Csho751/
Xcho751/
Xhoo751/
Dcoo751/
Hhoo751/
Hcoo751/
Schoots73941/
Schooth7338/
Schoodt7334/
Schooss7322/
Schoopp7320/
Schoohs7317/
Schootz7311/
Chohowa737/
Tschoop732/
Schoosh731/
Chouowa731/
Uamchoo731/
Choohou731/
Schoott730/
Ho671,909,912/
Co6756,920/
Schou675,481/
Shoop675,235/
Chuot675,223/
Hoots672,544/
Chott672,175/
Chopp671,603/
Choux671,595/
Tchou671,373/
Choud671,291/
Hoosh67805/
Chhoa67752/
Chouh67735/
Shood67624/
Shoot67567/
Choch67464/
Choup67374/
Chois67346/
Khooe67287/
Tchos67240/
Chout67235/
Schoy67230/
Hoods67224/
Hoost67222/
Schoß67219/
Chous67184/
Chhoy67132/
Chuop67131/
Hooss67125/
Chohu67112/
Chouy6796/
Choij6793/
Schoj6788/
Schoh6784/
Chhod6770/
Hootz6761/
Chhot6758/
Hooij6752/
Chhou6751/
Tchoi6748/
Choit6745/
Choss6745/
Hooee6743/
Tchoy6743/
Tchop6736/
Chhoi6734/
Hoohe6732/
Hooch6730/
Tshoo6727/
Chosh6725/
Choid6720/
Chouj6719/
Sshoo6716/
Schoi6716/
Chodh6715/
Shoos6714/
Tchuo6714/
Chuoa6713/
Chots6712/
Chouňová6712/
Chuoy6711/
Hsooh6711/
Hoodt6711/
Chost6710/
Chouň6710/
Schoa679/
Choih678/
Chhuo678/
Chuoe678/
Hoodh677/
Choyt677/
Hoopf677/
Chgou676/
Shhoo676/
Cooha675/
Chosz675/
Choys675/
Hoosz674/
Dïcoo674/
Chouz674/
Choiy674/
Khooj674/
Dtcho674/
Zchuo673/
Schoz673/
Schoosch673/
Shcho673/
Choph673/
Zchou672/
Chodd672/
Chods672/
Chuos672/
Shooh672/
Hoohs672/
Chohd672/
Tchot672/
Chojj672/
Choyd671/
Chozz671/
Choip671/
Choiz671/
Chhos671/
Hchoi671/
Hooha671/
Hootd671/
Dchoi671/
Dchoy671/
Chsoi671/
Schoottz671/
Ûchoa671/
Hoodp671/
Hoott671/
Shgoo671/
Shooa671/
Tchoï671/
Tscho671/
Czhou671/
D'Cho671/
Cooyi671/
Chocz671/
Choyz671/
Chohy671/
Xchoi671/
Chohs671/
Chodt670/
Hooph670/
Chsoy670/
Hoopp670/
Hooyt670/
Shooe670/
Coohy670/

Choo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Choo in the Russian language
Чооcoo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Choo
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