Chosun Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Chosun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Chosun (14) may also be a first name.
Chosun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chosun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chosun is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chosun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chosun is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Chosun are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Chosun
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