Cho (Korean name)
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Cho or Jo is a Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in South Korea
of a total population of 45,985,289: more than 2% of the total population. The name may represent either of the Chinese characters 趙 (same as the Chinese Zhao
) and 曺 (Chinese Cao
); the first is nearly three times more common.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
of a total population of 45,985,289: more than 2% of the total population. The name may represent either of the Chinese characters 趙 (same as the Chinese Zhao
Zhao (surname)
Zhao / Chao or Chiu is a common Chinese family name, ranking as the 7th most common surname in Mainland China. Zhao is the first surname in the famous Hundred Family Surnames – the traditional list of all Chinese surnames – because it was the royal surname of the Song Dynasty when the list was...
) and 曺 (Chinese Cao
Cao (surname)
Cao is the Pinyin romanization of several Chinese family names, including 曹 Cáo, 操 Cāo, 草 Cǎo along with other possible rarer characters. Using the Wade-Giles system, Tsao is romanized as Ts'ao, also spelled Tsao....
); the first is nearly three times more common.
Famous Chos
- Jo Young-Min (조영민),보이프렌드(Boyfriend) Older Brother Twin
- Jo Kwang-Min (조광민),보이프렌드 (Boyfriend) Younger Brother Twin
- Cho Hyun-Young (조현영), Rainbow's Maknae
- Jo Gwang-jo (조광조)
- Jo In-seongJo In-seongJo In-seong , may refer to:* Cho In-Sung , South Korean baseball player* Zo In Sung , South Korean actor & model...
(조인성) - Jo Su-miJo Su-miSumi Jo Sumi Jo Sumi Jo (born is a Grammy Award winning South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.-Early life and education:...
(조수미), Grammy award winning South Korean lyric coloratura sopranoColoratura sopranoA coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice... - Jo Sung-moJo SungmoJo Sung Mo , born on February 28, 1977, is a South Korean singer who mainly focuses on ballads. He debuted in 1998 with a sad, romantic ballad titled "To Heaven." Jo is notable for his "million sellers", as his first few albums were widely popular....
(조성모) - Jo Hyeon-jae
- Cho Jae-hyun
- Cho Byung-hwaCho Byung-hwaCho Byung-hwa was a major South Korean poet, critic, and essayist, known for the accessibility of his writing. He was also an amateur athlete and painter. He was born in Anseong, Gyeonggi province, during the period of Japanese rule...
(조병화) - Cho Byung-kukCho Byung-KukCho Byung-Kuk is a South Korean football player who began his professional career in 2002 with K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He moved to Chunnam Dragons at the end of the 2004 season in a swap deal which saw Kim Nam-Il move to Suwon Samsung Bluewings...
(조병국) - Cho Chi-hunCho Chi-hunCho Chi-hun was a Korean poet, critic, and activist. He was born in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, during the period of Japanese rule. He graduated from Hyehwa College in 1941, with a major in the liberal arts....
(조지훈) - Cho ChikunCho ChikunCho Chihun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin is a professional Go player. His total title tally of 71 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the only player to hold the top three titles—Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for 3 years in a row...
(조치훈) - Cho Dae-hui (조대희)
- Cho Hye-ri ("Wax")Wax (singer)- Career :Before her debut, Wax was the lead vocalist of a band called "Dog" in the year 1998.She made her debut in the professional music scene singing the song "Oppa", which is a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop"...
, a South Korean singer - Cho Hun-hyunCho HunhyunCho Hunhyun is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980...
(조훈현) - Cho Hyun (조현)
- Cho Joon (조준성)
- Cho Hyun-dooCho Hyun-DooCho Hyun-Doo is a football player from South Korea. He is currently coaching Suwon Samsung Bluewings youth system.He was a member of the South Korean Youth team in early 1990s and went on to play as a professional in the K-League....
(조현두) - Cho Jae-jinCho Jae-JinCho Jae-Jin is a retired South Korean football player. He was a member of national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Career:...
(조재진) - Jo Kwon2AM2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
(조권) - Cho Ki-jungCho Ki-JungCho Ki-Jung was a South Korean potter who was designated as living treasure by the Gwangju Metropolitan Government in 1986 for his achievement to revive Goryeo celadon.-Style and nature of his work:...
(조기정) - Cho Kyuhyun (조규현), K-pop singer from boyband Super JuniorSuper JuniorSuper Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
- Cho Man-sikCho Man-sikCho Man-sik was an activist in Korea's independence movement. He became involved in the power struggle that enveloped North Korea in the months following the Japanese surrender after World War II, but was eventually forced from power by the Soviet-backed communists in the north...
(조만식) - Cho Nam-chul (조남철)
- Cho PDCho PDCho Joong-hoon , better known by his stage name Cho PD, is a South Korean hip hop record producer and rapper. In 2010 he announced his retirement...
(조중훈) - Cho Seung-Hui
- Jo Shin-ae (조신애)
- Cho SonjinCho SonjinCho Sonjin is a professional Go player.Cho spent 12 years in South Korea before deciding to leave and become a professional in Japan, accomplishing his goal two years later. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1998. In 1999, he defeated Cho Chikun in the Honinbo, ending Chikun's 10 year run with the...
(조선진) - Cho Yong-pilCho Yong-pilCho Yong-pil is a South Korean pop singer born in 1950. Cho is considered to be the most influential figure in Korean pop music and has produced many memorable hits of Korean pop music history, including "Return to Busan Port," "Dear Friend," and "The Lady Outside the Window."-Early years:...
(조용필) - Cho Yoon-jeongCho Yoon-jeongCho Yoon-jeong is a South Korean tennis player. Cho won one doubles title during her career on the WTA Tour, at Seoul in 2004. Her best Grand Slam performance was when she made the third round of the 2005 U.S...
(조윤정) - Alina ChoAlina ChoAlina Cho is a general assignment correspondent for CNN's New York bureau.-Background:Alina Cho was born in Vancouver, Washington, to parents who were born in Seoul.She revealed on CNN's American Morning that she was a cheerleader at her high school....
, CNN correspondent born to Korean parents - Frank ChoFrank ChoFrank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Shanna the She-Devil, Mighty Avengers and Hulk for Marvel Comics, and Jungle Girl for Dynamite Entertainment...
(조덕현) - Henry ChoHenry ChoHenry Cho is an American stand-up comedian. His work can be heard nationwide several times weekly on XM Radio's Channel 151, Laugh USA and Sirius Radio's Blue Collar Radio channel 103, Pandora Radio's PG Comedy Radio channel.- Biography :Cho, who is of Korean American descent, was raised in...
- John ChoJohn ChoJohn Yohan Cho is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles in the American Pie films and the Harold & Kumar films . He also starred in the critically acclaimed hit film Better Luck Tomorrow...
(조요한), Korean-American Actor - Liz Cho
- Margaret ChoMargaret ChoMargaret Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music...
(조모란) - Raymond ChoRaymond ChoRaymond Cho is a City Councillor in Toronto, Canada representing Ward 42 Scarborough-Rouge River. Before being elected, he worked as a social worker for the Catholic Children's Aid Society, the Toronto Board of Education, and the Scarborough Board of Education.Cho holds a Masters' degree in...