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 found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Choyo is the 309,963rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,993,048 people. The surname Choyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Choyo reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Choyo is also the 578,640th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 239 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 873 people, or 1 in 60,643. In Tanzania Choyo is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 35 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 34 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Japan, where 3 percent are found.
Choyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Choyo last name is primarily 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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