Choson Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Choson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 550 | 1:232,444 | 9,731 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Choson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Choson (Russian: Чосон) is found most in Japan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Choson is the 568,972nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Choson are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 232,444. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent live, Kyoto Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live. Outside of Japan Choson occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Choson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Choson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Choson surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choson in the Russian language | ||
| Чосон | coson | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Choson
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