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

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

How popular is Choi?

Choi is common in South Korea.

Choi is ranked 155 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chois grew by 39.56032 per cent to 50786 since 2000 and ranked 674 after elevating 198 spots. The last name was found in around 172 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 96.09 96.46
White 1.57 1.5
Others 1.49 1.51
Hispanic or Latino 0.54 0.35
Black 0.31 0.15
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.01 0.03
Choi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Korea which signifies that it is originated from South Korea. Around 3105521 people have been found who wears Choi as their family name. Choi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
20,790 Nigeria6
5,340 Iceland6
812 Monaco5
16,861 Iran4
11,802 Egypt4
4,997 Bangladesh4
329 The Gambia4
8,689 Pakistan4
528 Laos3
70,383 Tanzania3
30,723 Georgia3
2,935 Angola3
3,340 Jamaica3
1,644 Nepal3
8,993 Tunisia3
2,550 Haiti3
4,138 Bahrain3
5,139 Bolivia2
15,999 Slovakia2
2,835 Libya2
17,692 Armenia2
10,211 Bulgaria2
443 Bhutan2
250 Tonga2
10,395 Latvia2
34,572 Israel2
8,657 Lebanon2
14,521 Portugal2
1,834 Malta2
2,794 El Salvador2
31,767 Greece2
787 Andorra2
4,367 Afghanistan2
4,689 Maldives2
5,817 Albania2
3,437 Sudan2
134,667 Zimbabwe1
90,903 Moldova1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
2,190 Barbados1
1,879 Belize1
2,613 The Bahamas1
3,952 Yemen1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
6,149 Ethiopia1
2,232 French Polynesia1
2,724 New Caledonia1
1,254 Gibraltar1
5,916 Mozambique1
480 Micronesia1
8,268 Mauritius1
6,688 Malawi1
2,935 Madagascar1
16,283 Lithuania1
4,171 Rwanda1
591 Samoa1
15,705 Cameroon1
11,486 Estonia1
11,831 Tajikistan1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
3,243 Suriname1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
11,923 Slovenia1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
510 East Timor1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
971 Seychelles1
8,859 Iraq1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
1,273 Luxembourg46
243 Northern Mariana Islands24
49,545 Belarus20
32,484 Kyrgyzstan16
4,554 Senegal14
62,664 Czech Republic14
4,648 Costa Rica11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
169,476 India93
10,596 Colombia87
9,698 Norway79
528 Brunei79
9,137 Denmark64
271 Guam63
Countries with hundreds of Choi:
726 New Zealand930
121 Thailand688
8,360 Argentina642
8,131 Kenya628
10,269 Algeria625
4,653 Netherlands571
20,271 Indonesia563
11,594 Poland525
227 Swaziland509
20,679 Italy493
13,743 Turkey489
2,150 United Arab Emirates482
2,379 Austria445
1,607 Dominican Republic433
12,659 Morocco403
2,928 Switzerland387
3,073 Guatemala369
16,752 South Africa365
40,957 Russia360
1,690 Paraguay340
5,335 Belgium334
7,729 Ghana320
11,650 Spain308
1,570 Honduras296
4,721 Hungary262
2,768 Scotland243
9,402 Romania230
11,928 Kazakhstan224
4,337 Ecuador207
5,841 Chile171
10,604 Peru157
1,579 Qatar156
3,016 Oman155
6,208 Sweden152
9,538 Venezuela151
2,265 Panama147
2,714 Kuwait139
2,996 Ireland136
2,864 Wales135
5,813 Finland133
6,495 Jordan123
47,915 Ukraine105
Countries with thousands of Choi:
500 Canada8,900
360 Myanmar8,679
463 Malaysia7,892
1,374 Germany5,548
13 Macau5,179
510 Cambodia4,690
720 Australia4,204
246 Taiwan3,071
2,625 England2,995
206 Mongolia2,829
222 Singapore2,567
3,649 France2,168
6,525 Brazil2,131
548 Papua New Guinea1,743
2,642 Uzbekistan1,513
3,168 Saudi Arabia1,116
5,751 Mexico1,021
Countries with ten thousands of Choi:
715 United States50,928
33 Hong Kong46,325
403 Japan44,736
287 Vietnam17,289
697 Philippines13,405
Countries with hundred thousands of Choi:
172 China639,492
25 North Korea191,489
Countries with millions of Choi:
2 South Korea2,020,280
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Farmer Angelo Choi from Italy aboard the France from Havre. He is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in New York on August 16, 1882.

Choi Namesakes

  • François-Timoléon de Choisy, Author
  • Ada Choi, Actress
  • Agatha Choi, Musical Artist
  • Charlene Choi, Actress
  • Albin Choi, Golfer
  • Edmond Choi, Actor
  • Hee-seop Choi, Baseball player
  • The Threshold HouseBoys Choir, Music performer
  • Vin Choi, Actor
  • Aram Choi, Film producer
  • Jihye Choi, from 2016 drama film Who Is He That Has Returned, who played the Deaconess Oh.
  • In 2017, Chae-il Choi played the role of Deok-i in drama flick Eo-u-dong: Sin.
  • Je-Heon Choi, from 2018 action and crime film Revenger, who played the Jareugal.
  • In 2015 horror, thriller flick, Tor dei gui mou yan, Sisley Choi portrayed Zi-Ling, Fong.
  • In 2013 drama movie, Neverdie Butterfly, Young-Sung Choi portrayed Kwak Chi-woo.
  • Sang-min Choi portrayed central role of Jeon, Young-min, Ahn, Kyeong-uh, Fire-figher in 2018 drama movie Oasis Laundry.
  • In 1959, Ji-Hee Choi played the role of Anna in drama film He chu shi er jia.
  • In 2019, Woo-sik Choi portrayed the role of Ki Woo in comedy and drama film Gisaengchung.
  • In 2017, Yoon-So Choi characterized the role of Ji-sook in action and crime flick Botongsaram.
  • In 1992 drama film, Minjok kwa unmyong 1-4. Ch'oe Hyon-dok, Chang-su Choi played Choe Hyon Dok.
  • Jong-hun Choi, from 2004 comedy movie Nadooya kanda, who played the N.
  • Sung-Kyu Choi portrayed key character of N in 1974 action, drama flick Agmyeong.
  • In 2016, Moon Choi played the role of Kumi in biography, drama flick Dongju.
  • Yim-Heung Choi, from 1956 0 flick Huang Fei-hong qi dou huo qi lin, who characterized Rouge Tigress.
  • In 2009, Seon-ho Choi portrayed the role of N in action and crime film Jak-jeon.
  • Dong-gyoon Choi, from 2008 comedy, drama movie Jalmotdoi Mannam, who characterized Il-do as student.
  • In 2009, Yun-seo Choi characterized the role of Secretary in drama movie Aeja.
  • Cheong-ja Choi, from 2008 crime, thriller flick Teureok, who played N.
  • In 2009, Jong-hak Choi portrayed the role of Sa-pa-mi engineer in drama, romance flick Seulpeumboda deo seulpeun iyagi.
  • In 2008 comedy, romance flick, A-nae-ga kyeol-hon-haet-da, Won-hong Choi played N.
  • In 2006, Won-tae Choi portrayed the role of Young in comedy and crime flick Geo-rook-han-ge-bo.
  • Jae-ho Choi played key role of N in 2008 comedy, romance flick Nalnari jongbujeon.
  • In 2013 action, drama film, Dong-chang-saeng, Seung-Hyun Choi characterized Ri Myung-hoon and Kang Dae-ho.
  • Doo-yeong Choi played leading character of N in 2005 drama movie Daseoseun neomu manha.
  • Dae-Sung Choi, from 2008 comedy, romance movie Romaentik Aillaendeu, who characterized the Manager.
  • In 2008 drama, romance film, Do Re Mi Fa So La Si Do, In-sook Choi portrayed Hee-won's mother.
  • Wook Choi characterized central character of Refugee authority in 2009 drama flick Paju.
  • Hyeon-Sook Choi portrayed central character of N in 2009 drama flick Hwioribaram.
  • Jeong-won Choi, from 2013 action film Jongeun Chingoodeul, who characterized the Nazumi.
  • Jung-in Choi, from 2011 drama flick Mi-han-hae, Ko-ma-weo, who played Hye-won .

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