Choi

See also: choi

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/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Proper noun

Choi (plural Chois)

1. A surname from Chinese.
2. 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/ [ˈt͡ʃoɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsoj/ [ˈt͡soɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: Choi

Proper noun

Choi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
2. 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.