Ah Joo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ah Joo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ah Joo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ah Joo (43) may also be a first name.

Ah Joo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ah Joo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ah Joo occurs most in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Joo? popularity and diffusion

Ah Joo is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ah Joo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ah Joo live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 43 people.

It is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 60 percent live, Penang, where 20 percent live and Perak, where 20 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Soo8312/
Ah Hoo837/
Ah Coo830/
Ah Choo7738/
Ah Joup771/
Ah Ho7313/
Ah So738/
Ah Ju733/
Ah Choot711/
Ah You6714/
Ah Hoi6710/
Ah Soi676/
Ah Cho675/
Ah Jui672/
Ah Hoh671/
Ah Soy671/
Ah Zoy671/
Ah Hoa671/
Ah Heo671/
Ah Kho671/
Ah Hoy671/
Ah Hop670/
Ah Coy670/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ah Joo
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