Hooey Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Hooey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hooey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5161:702,44055,541
Canada4241:86,9009,618
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Hooey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hooey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hooey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hooey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 367,731st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Hooey are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hooey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 702,440. In The United States Hooey is mostly found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, New Jersey, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 43 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Hooey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hooey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hooey surname increased 501 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hooey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hooey surname is primarily Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hooey last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hooey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.44% more than the national average, earning R 345,624 per year; in United States they earn 15.42% more than the national average, earning $49,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chooey9125/
Hoohey910/
Hoey8914,410/
Hooe89470/
Ooey892/
Choohey834/
Choey801,802/
Khoey80542/
Khooe80287/
Hoeye80196/
Hooie80176/
Gooey8071/
Chooe8053/
Hohoy8051/
Hooee8043/
Hoohe8032/
Hooue809/
Ahoey807/
Ooeye804/
Hooes803/
Ojoey803/
Jooey802/
Hoeys801/
Hooer801/
Hooeh801/
Hooye801/
Hoeyi801/
Hohey800/
Hoehy800/
Hoe7510,299/
Oey752,916/
Ooe7517/
Hosoya7347,433/
Chooye73670/
Hoseya73122/
D'Hoey7382/
Ahooie7319/
Hotoya7317/
Hoteyi7310/
Chhoey739/
Khoeya735/
Khooei734/
Hosowe734/
Hoçoya733/
Khooie732/
Hosoue732/
Ahooee732/
Choohe731/
Hoohay731/
Ojoeye731/
Houohy731/
Hohoue731/
Hohove731/
Hoeyat731/
O'Hoey731/
Choeye731/
Hooiee731/
Hojiey731/
Ahooyi731/
Khooea731/
Oyoeye731/
Chooay731/
Hosoye731/
Joohey730/
Hooher730/
Choe674,012,121/
Hooi678,801/
Houy673,043/
Hoes672,955/
Hoer672,126/
Hoei672,056/
Hoet671,918/
Khoe671,472/
Hooijer671,275/
Hohe67955/
Hosheya67495/
Goey67410/
Hoed67408/
Hoez67251/
Hoep67222/
Ohoy67208/
Ooye67182/
Oehy67180/
Ahoy67169/
Hoea67154/
Hoee67122/
Ooyi67105/
Hoeß6780/
Uhey6779/
Oeya6776/
Ahohoue6766/
Chotoye6755/
Hoay6754/
Hottowe6735/
Ohey6733/
Haey6720/
Houseye6718/
Houhoue6718/
Hoej6717/
Heuy6716/
Hossoya6716/
Hooa6714/
Ooyo679/
Uhoy678/
Hojouie678/
Chooead678/
Oeye677/
Choohoy677/
Gooe676/
Choteiy676/
Choojuy676/
Chhuoey675/
Choteya674/
O'Oe674/
Choeiya674/
Choijey673/
Hosseya673/
Ooea672/
Eooe672/
D'Hoeye672/
Choseya672/
Choteyi672/
Uhoe672/
Haoy672/
Chooeit672/
Oeyd672/
Ooer671/
Choeyad671/
Houseya671/
Houteye671/
Achooye671/
Houhouy671/
Hoojier671/
Ouoy671/
Khooyeh671/
Choehoe671/
Oooe671/
Oouy671/
Ooyj671/
Ooed671/
Ooeh671/
Ooeu671/
Oohe671/
Oeyo671/
Oeyp671/
Eooy671/
Chooeid671/
Choohay671/
Hooiyee671/

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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
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  • 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 Hooey
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