Choyo Surname
Approximately 1,216 people bear this surname
Choyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 873 | 1:60,643 | 6,507 |
| Kenya | 295 | 1:156,542 | 12,390 |
| Japan | 32 | 1:3,995,134 | 36,490 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Choyo (239) may also be a first name.
Choyo Demographics
Choyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Choyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Choyo (Bengali: চুয়ো) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Choyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 309,963rd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,993,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Choyo are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Choyo is also the 578,640th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 239 people.
The surname Choyo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 873 people, or 1 in 60,643. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 35 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 34 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Japan, where 3 percent live.
Choyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Choyo surname is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choyo in the Bengali language | ||
| চুয়ো | cuyo | - |
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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 Choyo
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