Jo (, sometimes written as Cho) is a
Korean family name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea.
The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family nam ...
, traditionally a royal family name in Korea. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, about 1% of the total population. The name may represent either of the
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
or .
List of people with the surname
People from the past
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Jo Gwangjo (1482-1520), scholar-official of the
Joseon period
* Jo Man-yeong (1776-1846), father of
Queen Shinjeong
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Cho Man-sik (1883-1950), activist of the Korea's independence movement
People from present times
;Cho
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Alina Cho, American journalist
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Arden Cho, American actress
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Cho Byung-hwa, South Korean poet, critic and essayist
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Cho Byung-kuk, South Korean football player
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Cho Chi-hun
Jo Jihun (December 3, 1920 – May 17, 1968) was a Korean poet, critic, and activist.”Cho Jihun" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at:
Life
Jo Jihun was born on December 3, 1920, in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, du ...
, South Korean poet, critic, and activist
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Cho Chikun, South Korean Go player
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David Yonggi Cho, South Korean Christian minister
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Erica Cho
Erica Cho is a bi-coastal (Philadelphia and Los Angeles) visual artist, animator, and filmmaker. They are Assistant Professor of Narrative Media in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego, and were previously a visi ...
, American artist
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Frank Cho, Korean-American comic writer
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Henry Cho, American stand-up comedian
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Cho Hunhyun
Cho Hunhyun ( ko, 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 profe ...
, South Korean Go player
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Cho Hye-ri (stage name Wax), South Korean singer
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Cho Hyun
Cho Hyun is a football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the wo ...
, South Korean football player
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Cho Hyun-doo, South Korean football player
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Cho Jae-hyun, South Korean actor
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Cho Jae-jin, retired South Korean football player
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Cho Ja-young (stage name Ah Young), South Korean singer, member of girl group
Dal Shabet
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John Cho, Korean-American actor
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Cho Ki-jung, South Korean potter
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Cho Kyu-hyun
Cho Kyu-hyun (born February 3, 1988), referred to as Kyuhyun, is a South Korean singer, musical theatre actor and television host. He debuted as a new member of boy group Super Junior (and later its sub-groups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Jun ...
, South Korean singer, member of boy band
Super Junior
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Liz Cho, American newscaster
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Margaret Cho, American comedian
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Cho Mi-yeon, South Korean singer, member of girl group
(G)I-DLE
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Cho Mi-hye (stage name Miryo), South Korean rapper, member of girl group
Brown Eyed Girls
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Cho Min-woo
Cho Min-Woo (趙民宇, born May 13, 1992) is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Pohang Steelers in K League Classic
The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Kore ...
, South Korean footballer
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Cho Myung-ik (stage name Mikey), South Korean singer, member of boy band
Turbo
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Cho Minhaeng, South Korean scientist
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Cho Nam-chul (1923–2006), South Korean Go player
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Cho Namgi, Chinese
3-star General Military star ranking is military terminology, used to describe general and flag officers. Within NATO's armed forces, the stars are equal to OF-6–10.
Star ranking
One–star
A one–star rank is usually the lowest ranking general or f ...
of Korean descent
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Cho PD, South Korean record producer and rapper
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Raymond Cho, Korean-Canadian politician and Ontario government minister
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Sam Cho
Sam Cho (born April 24, 1990) is an American politician and entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington serving as a commissioner of the Port of Seattle. Prior to serving as a commissioner, he was Founder and CEO of Seven Seas Export, a political ...
, Korean-American politician and entrepreneur
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Seong-Jin Cho, South Korean classical pianist
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Cho Seung-woo, South Korean actor
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Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean mass murderer, responsible for perpetrating the
Virginia Tech shooting
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Seung-Hui Cho, a ...
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Cho Seung-youn
Cho Seung-youn (, born August 5, 1996), known professionally as Woodz (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He first rose to fame as the main rapper and sub-vocalist of South Korean-Ch ...
, South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy band
Uniq
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Cho So-hyun, South Korean footballer
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Cho Son-jin, South Korean Go player
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Cho Won-hee, South Korean former footballer
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Cho Yeo-jeong, South Korean actress
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Cho Yong-pil, South Korean singer
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Cho Yoon-Kyoung, South Korean interdisciplinary researcher
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Cho Yoon-sun, South Korean politician
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Cho Yoon-jeong, retired South Korean tennis player
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Cho Yoon-woo, South Korean actor
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Cho Zang-hee, South Korean neuroscientist
; Fictional characters
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Amadeus Cho, a character in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...
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Kimball Cho, a character in ''
The Mentalist''
* Dr. Isabel Cho, one of the four main protagonists in ''
Dead Space: Aftermath''
* Cho Cheol-gang, the main antagonist in ''
Crash Landing on You''
* Cho Sang-woo, a character in ''
Squid Game''
* Jo Yi-seo, the female lead of ''
Itaewon Class''
* Teacher Jo, the secretary of the main antagonist in ''
Sky Castle''
* Jo Yeong and Jo Eun-sup, two characters in ''
The King: Eternal Monarch''
;Jo
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Jo Hye-joo, South Korean actress and model
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Jo Hyeon-woo
Jo Hyeon-woo ( ko, 조현우; born 25 September 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Ulsan Hyundai and the South Korean national team.
Early life
Jo was raised by his mother and father who was a gymnast in Seoul. ...
, South Korean football goalkeeper
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Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor
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Jo In-sung, South Korean actor
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Jo Jinho, South Korean singer, member of boy band
Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek language, Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple polygon, simple pentagon is ...
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Jo Kwon, South Korean singer and entertainer, member of boy band
2AM
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Jo Min-su, South Korean actress
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Jo Myong-rok (1928–2010), North Korean politician
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Jo Shin-ae, South Korean actress
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Sumi Jo, Grammy-award-winning South Korean
coloratura soprano
A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano voice that specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs, leaps and trills.
The term '' coloratura'' refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component o ...
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Jo Sung-mo, South Korean singer
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Jo Yong-in, South Korean League of Legends player
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Jo Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group
Iz*One
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Jo Sung-woo (stage name Code Kunst), South Korean composer
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Jo Gwang-il
Jo Gwang-il (; born September 12, 1996) is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He is known for his fast raps with Korean plosive sounds. He debuted in 2019 with the single "Grow Back". In 2020, he released his breakout single "Acrobat". He won ...
, South Korean rapper and songwriter
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Jo Woo-chan, South Korean rapper
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Notes
See also
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Zhao (surname)
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Cho (Royal Korean family name)
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List of Korean family names
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List of common Korean surnames
This List of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population and includes homophonous hanja characters. Data are provided by the South Korean government and only include family names used by more than five people. (The ...
Surnames of Korean origin
Korean-language surnames