How common is the last name Choi?

52,885 people in the United States have the last name Choi, about 1 in 5,652. It ranks #624 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHOI

#624

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
52,885
About
1 in 5,652
This common or more
34.4%
Who bears it

Of the 52,885 people with the last name Choi, 95% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2% as White and 2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Choi

#622 Conley · 53,274#623 Poole · 53,246#625 Cameron · 52,870#626 Massey · 52,666

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Choi, most common first.

#964 Cho · 35,679#2,052 Chow · 17,205#3,347 Chou · 10,502#4,052 Chi · 8,510#4,458 Choe · 7,717#6,618 Choy · 4,910#8,228 Chai · 3,857#14,424 Choo · 1,994

Also a first name

As a first name, Choi ranks #13,062 of 53,615, with 935 people. See Choi as a first name

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