Chooi Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Chooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3,0951:9,5301,095
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Macau11:601,6301,582
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Chooi (17,376) may also be a first name.

Chooi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chooi occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chooi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 127,803rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,053,987 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Chooi live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chooi is also the 41,881st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 17,376 people.

Chooi is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 3,095 people, or 1 in 9,530. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 38 percent are found, Perak, where 22 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent are found. Other than Malaysia Chooi occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Chooi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chooi surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chooi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $59,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chooit914/
Chohoi911/
Hooi898,801/
Choojui8367/
Chooaid832/
Chooeit832/
Tchouoi831/
Chooeid831/
Choohoi831/
Chuoi801,028/
Choui80667/
Choei80659/
Chaoi80498/
Hohoi80332/
Hooie80176/
Choai80121/
Chooe8053/
Khooi8020/
Chohi805/
Coțoi805/
Shooi802/
Houoi802/
Hoțoi802/
Coohi801/
Cooie800/
Chouai731,285/
Chouih731,075/
Chouit73738/
Tchoui73397/
Chohei73131/
Khohoi7390/
Chooey7325/
Choije7317/
Chohai7315/
Shooid735/
Choaiy734/
Khooei734/
Chouis734/
Chzoui734/
Chouid733/
Chuhoi733/
Chouhi733/
Chauoi732/
Chaois732/
Chahoi732/
Choait731/
Choiji731/
Choohe731/
Hoohip731/
Chuoih731/
Choais731/
Shooie731/
Tchuoi731/
Chojji731/
Chouoj731/
Chhohi731/
Choehi731/
Houhoi731/
Shohoi731/
Chooay731/
Choe674,012,121/
Hoai6761,993/
Hooijer671,275/
Cuoi67935/
Hooe67470/
Sooi67344/
Haoi67198/
Houi67184/
Hohi67159/
Cioi67126/
Chouaih67101/
Chouhai6792/
Choijid6732/
Caoi6727/
Chouaid6720/
Huoi6720/
Chouait6715/
Zooi6715/
Chhoije6714/
Chouaia6713/
Chouich678/
Jooi678/
Chooead678/
Choijee677/
Choohoy677/
Choojuy676/
Coai675/
Coui674/
Choohey674/
Choijey673/
Schooey673/
Tschohi673/
Cuhi673/
Schooer673/
Chouieh673/
Tchohui672/
Tchioui672/
Houioui671/
Chouihe671/
Hoojier671/
Shooait671/
Shoojie671/
Choijay671/
Chouhit671/
Chuohui671/
Coți671/
Soohooi671/
Chaoich671/
Chaouyi671/
Choohay671/
Choijit671/

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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 Chooi
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