Chorão Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Chorão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chorão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Chõrão (1) are calculated separately.

Chorão Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chorão is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Chõrão. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chorão? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Chorão reside; 98 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 110,832. Besides Portugal it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chõrão941/
Choron831,371/
Chorou8346/
Choroń8343/
Charão8331/
Choroi8330/
Chorom8321/
Choroy8320/
Choiron771,559/
Chourou77318/
Choiroi77128/
Chhoron77125/
Chorrou7770/
Chotron7745/
Chorouš7726/
Chorong7714/
Choorom776/
Chooroj775/
Chotrom774/
Choroya774/
Choruio773/
Chorron772/
Chosron771/
Chotroy771/
Choreio771/
Choroun771/
Charrão771/
Chorhon771/
Choroyo771/
Choroum771/
Choyrom771/
Chora737,098/
Choru7369/
Chorá7342/
Chhotron7114/
Chotroon718/
Chotrong718/
Choronth716/
Choorojn716/
Schoroje715/
Chhotroy713/
Choiroji711/
Chorouch711/
Choroweh711/
Chouriio711/
Chooromg711/
Choorong711/
Chorrone711/
Schorone710/
Schotron710/
Chouroud710/
Chorei673,725/
Shoron672,728/
Chorat671,650/
Choura671,030/
Choran67812/
Chorus67724/
Chorai67626/
Chorey67347/
Choroondh67295/
Choram67252/
Shoroo67223/
Chourrout67185/
Choirotin67148/
Choray67146/
Schora6767/
Chorha6755/
Chorościn6751/
Choras6750/
Shoroe6743/
Chorap6736/
Choiru6726/
Choira6724/
Chotra6718/
Chhora6716/
Chorui6715/
Chorra6713/
Chorup6712/
Choora679/
Chouru678/
Chorad678/
Choruz678/
Chooriyot675/
Chooru675/
Choraś675/
Chotrayot674/
Choraz674/
Chorea673/
Shoroi672/
Schoru672/
Shorom672/
Chorut672/
Chorud671/
Chotru671/
Chooriyod671/
Chhoru671/
Shoroj671/
Chorru671/
Schouroun671/
Choroscin671/
Choruś671/
Chooroung671/
Schothron670/

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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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  • 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 Chorão
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