Hoay Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Hoay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Hoay (1,119) may also be a first name.
Hoay Demographics
Average Hoay Salary in
United States
$38,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hoay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoay is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hoay.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Hoay live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hoay is also the 238,348th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,119 people.
Hoay is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 702,243. In Malaysia Hoay is primarily concentrated in: Penang, where 50 percent are found, Kedah, where 14 percent are found and Selangor, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 2 percent are found.
Hoay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hoay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hoay Last Name Statistics demography
Hoay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $38,912 USD per year.
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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 Hoay
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