Koryo Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Koryo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 93 | 1:1,374,670 | 23,414 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Koryo (4,916) may also be a first name.
Koryo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koryo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koryo is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koryo? popularity and diffusion
Koryo is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Koryo occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Koryo live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 97,225th most frequently used forename globally, held by 4,916 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,374,670. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 40 percent are found, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 40 percent are found and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Not including Japan Koryo is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Koryo
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