Chōu Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan
Chōu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Chou (494,067) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chou | 92 | 494,067 | / |
| Chu | 86 | 2,218,703 | / |
| Chau | 75 | 303,716 | / |
| Chui | 75 | 49,650 | / |
| Chut | 75 | 11,425 | / |
| Chuy | 75 | 5,285 | / |
| Schu | 75 | 3,515 | / |
| Chup | 75 | 1,303 | / |
| Cheu | 75 | 1,131 | / |
| Chuj | 75 | 806 | / |
| Chus | 75 | 686 | / |
| Chud | 75 | 630 | / |
| Chuh | 75 | 311 | / |
| Chuu | 75 | 223 | / |
| Chhu | 75 | 59 | / |
| Tchu | 75 | 47 | / |
| Chux | 75 | 41 | / |
| Chuz | 75 | 33 | / |
| Chsu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chuí | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zchu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xchu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chxu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chzu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chgu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jchu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hu | 67 | 16,960,671 | / |
| Cu | 67 | 79,300 | / |
| Schuh | 67 | 28,390 | / |
| Chaus | 67 | 13,116 | / |
| Chaux | 67 | 5,531 | / |
| Schou | 67 | 5,481 | / |
| Schau | 67 | 3,741 | / |
| Chupp | 67 | 2,883 | / |
| Choux | 67 | 1,595 | / |
| Chaud | 67 | 1,530 | / |
| Chhuy | 67 | 1,377 | / |
| Tchou | 67 | 1,373 | / |
| Choud | 67 | 1,291 | / |
| Chust | 67 | 979 | / |
| Schuy | 67 | 763 | / |
| Chouh | 67 | 735 | / |
| Chahu | 67 | 386 | / |
| Chaut | 67 | 379 | / |
| Choup | 67 | 374 | / |
| Schuß | 67 | 303 | / |
| Chush | 67 | 300 | / |
| Chuit | 67 | 280 | / |
| Chout | 67 | 235 | / |
| Schus | 67 | 223 | / |
| Tchui | 67 | 208 | / |
| Chudh | 67 | 203 | / |
| Chous | 67 | 184 | / |
| Chuup | 67 | 152 | / |
| Chuiz | 67 | 133 | / |
| Chuch | 67 | 132 | / |
| Chuss | 67 | 128 | / |
| Cheux | 67 | 115 | / |
| Chohu | 67 | 112 | / |
| Chudd | 67 | 101 | / |
| Chouy | 67 | 96 | / |
| Tchuy | 67 | 96 | / |
| Chauh | 67 | 84 | / |
| Schui | 67 | 80 | / |
| Chutt | 67 | 69 | / |
| Cheus | 67 | 67 | / |
| Chauz | 67 | 58 | / |
| Chhou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Chuis | 67 | 47 | / |
| Schuj | 67 | 45 | / |
| Chheu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Chchu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tcheu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shchu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chouj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chuys | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chhut | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chuih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chhup | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chusj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tchau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chouň | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chuhy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cheue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cheuz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chgou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schuu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chhui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zchut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chhau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chauu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuip | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chult | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chudt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zchou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tschu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaup | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dchuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zchau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Chu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chňup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Chu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chsui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chōu
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