Kho Surname

4,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India96,8281:7,922679
Malaysia7,6791:3,841570
Philippines4,8661:20,8052,603
Vietnam2,1041:44,033524
Indonesia2,0231:65,3737,089
United States1,4601:248,26023,634
Singapore1,1081:4,971337
Cambodia6801:22,7751,362
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Russia4521:318,85632,239
Thailand4341:162,76126,043
Pakistan3801:470,1158,312
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Taiwan2891:81,124821
Netherlands2851:59,25310,202
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Afghanistan1701:189,1363,659
Iran1351:568,75932,248
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
England971:574,41334,909
Kazakhstan701:252,60722,189
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
China501:27,346,4311,485
Burkina Faso491:374,5335,986
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Qatar411:57,5125,907
South Korea371:1,384,872373
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Belarus211:452,43144,053
France171:3,907,219231,005
Guam161:10,0081,526
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Laos41:1,647,081888
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Macau11:601,6301,582
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kho (20,168) may also be a first name.

Kho Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kho Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kho (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮ, Hindi: खॉ, Marathi: खॉ, Russian: Хо) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,653rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 60,168 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kho are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kho is also the 37,559th most common given name worldwide It is held by 20,168 people.

Kho is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 96,828 people, or 1 in 7,922. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 38 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 32 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 29 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Kho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kho last name are 2.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Kho earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.1% more than the national average, earning $51,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.93% more than the national average, earning $58,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoo8647,960/
Khoa869,867/
Khoi869,337/
Khoy861,701/
Khou861,581/
Khoh861,163/
Khoj861,057/
Khuo8621/
Khho862/
Kkho861/
Hkho861/
Qkho861/
Ho801,909,912/
Ko801,025,769/
Khooe75287/
Khooa75248/
Khoyh75191/
Khojh7541/
Khohy7537/
Khuoy7526/
Khosp7519/
Khopp7515/
Khodp7511/
Khoij758/
Khouh756/
Khhot754/
Khooj754/
Keheo752/
Khuot752/
Khuoa752/
Khotd751/
Khoyd751/
Khodd751/
Khojs751/
Khosd751/
Khozs751/
Khohu751/
Khohh751/
Khuoh751/
Hou674,316,647/
Cho672,119,473/
Huo671,090,410/
Kou67412,508/
Kha67273,378/
Hoa67155,230/
Koh6792,528/
Koo6733,433/
Hoy6732,219/
Kuo6723,523/
Koi6723,049/
Hoo6720,370/
Kah6719,491/
Koy6718,752/
Hoi6717,798/
Hot6716,449/
Hoh678,748/
Koa678,262/
Hop677,749/
Hod677,328/
Koj676,555/
Hos674,782/
Koş672,973/
Khoshh672,087/
Hoz671,858/
Koï671,814/
Hoß671,013/
Koß67973/
Khosht67497/
Khoaja67223/
Hoj67168/
Qho67155/
Kahova67136/
Cko67133/
Khaova6779/
Khooha6762/
Khoshs6752/
Kgo6746/
Khoshp6746/
Khooch6746/
Koľ6739/
Hoť6738/
Koî6726/
Kko6723/
Kohova6719/
Kóh6719/
Hoš6719/
Hjo6713/
Hko6713/
Gko6712/
Kco6711/
Hkhosh6711/
Koś679/
Khoych679/
Gkhosh677/
Hqo677/
Hoč677/
Koć677/
Kuohou676/
Khoshd676/
Kqo676/
Khoyts675/
Khoich674/
Hoï674/
Hho674/
Khocht672/
Khooie672/
Kâh672/
Khoits672/
Qko672/
Khodds671/
Khojjh671/
Khuohe671/
Khosch671/
Khoudp671/
Khauou671/
Khá671/
Khotch671/
Hoć671/
Khoith671/
Khochh671/
Khoszp671/
Káh671/
Koĺ671/
Khoaya671/
Keheou671/
Khotsh671/
Hco671/

Kho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kho in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻮkhw-
Kho in the Hindi language
खॉkho98.95
खोkho0.8
खॉ़kho0.05
ख़ॉkho0.04
ख़ॉkho0.01
ख्ॉkho0
Kho in the Marathi language
खॉkho80.2
खोkho17.77
Kho in the Russian language
Хоho-

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