Family name 초 (楚 
, Chow 
, 初 ) , in all the world, is a widespread last name. The surname 초 is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a widespread surname, Bermuda, and Cayman Islands, where it is a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Very seldom, 초 is the forename as well as the last name.