Choe is used as a family name or surname in North Korea. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Choe
No. of characters: 4
Origin: North Korea
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Choe

How popular is Choe?

Choe is common in North Korea.

Choe is ranked 321 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Choes grew by 12.2726 per cent to 7776 since 2000 and ranked 4560 after elevating 122 spots. The last name was found in around 26 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.33 95.16
Others 2.28 2.04
White 2.12 1.88
Hispanic or Latino 0.85 0.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24 0.16
Black 0.18 0.27
Choe is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in North Korea which signifies that it is originated from North Korea. Around 1521514 people have been found who wears Choe as their family name. Choe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
2,617 Cambodia2
54,641 Sweden2
82,478 South Africa2
24,766 Scotland2
50,640 Switzerland2
54,135 Philippines2
1,256 Myanmar2
10,183 Jordan2
35,969 Denmark2
5,872 Namibia1
1,879 Belize1
9,116 Nicaragua1
165,773 Belarus1
53,033 Nigeria1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
31,584 Peru1
153,416 Italy1
31,207 Ireland1
10,190 Bahrain1
5,467 Haiti1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,578 Guam1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,790 Zambia1
47,891 Norway1
11,510 Oman1
17,768 Pakistan1
5,924 Paraguay1
12,741 Ecuador1
25,721 Egypt1
24,771 Colombia1
24,421 Slovakia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
4,942 Libya1
24,176 Qatar1
28,365 Kenya1
15,705 Cameroon1
17,236 Ghana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
13,429 New Zealand45
1,461 China32
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
57,220 Netherlands27
282,307 Russia27
422,002 India20
299,005 Indonesia19
7,162 Thailand15
4,571 Japan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
56,298 England65
Countries with hundreds of Choe:
1,288 Singapore343
11,824 Canada327
38,477 Germany269
13,159 Australia208
1,329 Hong Kong190
19,046 Mexico183
60,164 Brazil159
33,601 Argentina149
Countries with thousands of Choe:
4,468 United States8,946
1,542 Mozambique2,063
1,627 Malaysia1,745
1,292 Vietnam1,590
Countries with ten thousands of Choe:
63 South Korea68,702
Countries with millions of Choe:
4 North Korea1,436,170
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Choe Namesakes

  • Pichitphong Choeichiu, Soccer player
  • Bruno Choël, Actor
  • Bruno Choël, Actor
  • Jennifer Choe Groves, Attorney
  • Tenzin Choedrak, Physician
  • Geon Ho Choe, Author
  • Jennifer Choe Groves, Attorney
  • David Choe, Painter
  • Jinwoo Choe, Mathematician
  • Yang Hi Choe-Wall, Writer
  • In 1980 drama movie, Tu sonjang, Sun-bu Choe characterized N.
  • In 1975 0 film, Dogsa, Byung-Cheol Choe characterized N.
  • In 1983, Myeong-ji Choe portrayed the role of N in action and adventure flick Sandong yeojamuljangsu.
  • Michael Choe played the critical role of Sean in 0 western film The Percy Bounty.
  • Un-bong Choe characterized central character of N in 1935 drama, romance flick Chun Hyang-jon.
  • In 2016, Carrie Choe portrayed the role of Candy in horror flick The Stain of Strife: Sins of the Family.
  • In 1986 drama, war flick, Myung ryoung-027 ho, Yong Chol Choe played Chang Hyon.
  • Ginn Choe played central role of Helena Stewart in 2013 drama flick Riverside.
  • Pong-sik Choe characterized leading character of N in 1984 0 movie Cholgirul ttara chonmalli.
  • Sun Gyu Choe, from 1989 drama flick Saengui hunjok, who portrayed N.
  • In 1995, Chang-su Choe portrayed the role of N in drama film Minjok kwa unmyong 9-10 Ch'a Hong-gi.

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