Choi

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English

Alternative forms

Choe, Choy, Tsoi, Tsoy

Etymology

(Chinese surname): From a romanization of Cantonese 蔡 (coi³). Doublet of Tsai and Cai.
(Korean surname): From a romanization of Korean 최(崔) (Choe). Doublet of Cui and Chui.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃɔɪ/

Proper noun

Choi (plural Chois)

A surname from Chinese.
A surname from Korean.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Choi is the 674^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 50786 individuals. Choi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.09%) individuals.

Anagrams

Oich, Chio

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Choy

Etymology

(Chinese surname): From Cantonese 蔡 (coi³), via English Choi. Doublet of Chua.
(Korean surname): From Korean 최(崔) (Choe), via English Choi.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoj/
- IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsoj/
Rhymes: -oj
Syllabification: Choi

Proper noun

Choi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:
- Dasuri Choi, dancer & entertainer

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Choi is the 697^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 13,405 individuals.

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