Chosokabe Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Chosokabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chosokabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1081:1,183,74321,809
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chosokabe Last Name Facts

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

Chosokabe is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chosokabe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Chosokabe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Chosokabe reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,183,743. In Japan Chosokabe is primarily concentrated in: Miyazaki Prefecture, where 68 percent live, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 17 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 4 percent live. Other than Japan it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chousokabe951/
Hosokawa7180,045/
Hosokava713/
Hossokawa6740/
Hossokava677/
Khashakabe632/
Khasokabhai603/
Hosakawa595/
Husukave592/
Hasukabhai533/
Hasukhabhai501/

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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 Chosokabe
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