San-Cho Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

San-Cho Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: San & Cho.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San-Cho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

San-Cho (42) may also be a first name.

San-Cho Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name San-Cho Come From? nationality or country of origin

San-Cho is found most in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name San-Cho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. San-Cho is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of San-Cho live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. San-Cho is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.

San-Cho is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 5,811,104. In Japan it is most frequent in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 73 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San-Ho92965/
San-Sho861/
San-Khoo8012/
San Choi802/
San Chou802/
San Choy801/
San-Jo771,326/
San-So7741/
San Ho7711/
San-Joo711/
San Hoi711/
San Khoo674/
San Huot671/
San Zhou671/
San Chau671/
San-Sa626/
San Ha621/
San So621/
San Soi574/
San Joo572/
San Joi571/
San Sot571/
San Soo571/
San Shah535/
San Saha532/
San Hath531/
San Siah531/

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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 San-Cho
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