Clans
There are roughly 160 clans of Chois. Most of these are quite small. However, Choi is the 4th most common surname in Korea. The largest by far is the Gyeongju Choi clan, with a 2000 South Korean population of 976,820. The Gyeongju Choe claim the Silla scholar Choe Chi-won as their founder.
- Gyeongju clan - Choe Chiwon
- Jeonju clan - Choe Bu
- Dongju clan
- Haeju clan
- Saknyeong clan - Choe Hang, Choi Byung Ju (founding member modern era Korean Supreme Court)
- Gangneung clan
- Hwasun clan
- Ganghwa clan
- Yeongcheon clan
- Tamjin clan
- Ubong clan - Choe Hang
- Suwaon clan
- Yeongheung clan
- Suseong clan
- Chungju clan
- Goesan clan - Choe Sejin
- Heunghae clan
- Yeongam clan
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