Koi Surname

23,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Koi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4,0791:1,99972
Cameroon3,5241:5,894716
Japan3,4681:36,8643,359
Vietnam1,9541:47,414542
Kenya1,6321:28,2973,133
Indonesia1,0891:121,44112,252
India6821:1,124,72945,953
Benin6631:15,5892,103
Nigeria6371:278,08915,740
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Hungary4741:20,7092,327
Ivory Coast3801:60,7143,557
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Fiji2831:3,160561
Singapore2701:20,399813
Tanzania2591:204,40817,375
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Macau2341:2,571249
Solomon Islands1871:3,102314
Malaysia1861:158,5719,796
Thailand1561:452,81079,462
Maldives1431:2,826279
Greece1291:85,89014,528
Liberia1021:43,2213,943
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brunei621:6,754919
Norway561:91,82712,640
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
France121:5,535,227269,324
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Estonia81:165,22626,217
China61:227,886,92811,701
Albania61:485,67618,535
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Koï (1,814), Kói (29) & Koî (26) are calculated separately.

Koi (18,130) may also be a first name.

Koi Last Name Facts

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

Koi (Hindi: कोई, Marathi: कोई, Oriya: େକାଇ, Russian: Кои) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Koï, Kói or Koî. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koi is the 23,496th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,176 people. Koi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Koi reside; 26 percent reside in West Africa and 18 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 40,615th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 18,130 people.

The last name Koi is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4,079 people, or 1 in 1,999. In Papua New Guinea Koi is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 37 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 12 percent reside and National Capital District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Koi occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and Japan, where 15 percent reside.

Koi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koi last name increased 2,008 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Christian (81%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Koi last name are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Koi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning 363,535 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.16% less than the national average, earning R 92,292 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,685 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koï891,814/
Kói8929/
Koî8926/
Koji8623,014/
Khoi869,337/
Koyi867,439/
Koie861,356/
Koia86658/
Koiš86265/
Koii86103/
Koij8654/
Koih8648/
Koio8644/
Koiy868/
Gkoi862/
Hkoi862/
Kcoi861/
Koiś861/
Ckoi861/
Kqoi861/
Kkoi861/
Kgoi861/
Ko801,025,769/
Ki80145,326/
Khoji758,504/
Koiah754,826/
Kooij754,583/
Kohio752,546/
Koyie75437/
Kouji75435/
Kouia75348/
Kohia75283/
Koiyo75145/
Koyyi75140/
Kouie75129/
Koggi75127/
Khoie75109/
Koiee7596/
Kowie7568/
Kooyi7562/
Kioji7560/
Koyio7558/
Koisz7552/
Koiho7532/
Kojie7528/
Gkois7522/
Koihe7521/
Kojiy7517/
Kojio7515/
Kouio7515/
Khoia7514/
Koeie7513/
Koiha7510/
Kyoji759/
Kogio759/
Khoij758/
Kkoji758/
Koeia758/
Kooia757/
Koaia756/
Koi'i756/
Kuoia755/
Koicz755/
Kohji755/
Koist754/
Kgoyi754/
Kyoyi754/
Koghi754/
Kooji754/
Kohii753/
Kuoji753/
Kooie752/
Kojih752/
Kojiç752/
Kioyi752/
Koeiy752/
Kojii752/
Kohiy751/
Kojgi751/
Kooii751/
Koyiz751/
Kquoi751/
Ckoji751/
Kojiz751/
Koiet751/
Koihi751/
Kcoyi751/
Qckoi751/
Kou67412,508/
Kai67144,948/
Kyi67130,849/
Kui67129,506/
Kho67121,119/
Koh6792,528/
Koo6733,433/
Khi6729,761/
Kuo6723,523/
Kei6719,855/
Koy6718,752/
Kie6713,022/
Koe6712,332/
Kii6710,225/
Koa678,262/
Kio677,830/
Koj676,555/
Kyo674,709/
Coi674,192/
Koş672,973/
Kij672,420/
Kiy672,060/
Khouyi671,512/
Koß67973/
Kih67745/
Khouia67492/
Kougia67364/
Kki67195/
Qoi67181/
Kiß67167/
Khouiy67142/
Cko67133/
Koyich6782/
Kgo6746/
Kiș6745/
Koľ6739/
Kouhie6735/
Kojihe6727/
Khoiyi6726/
Hki6725/
Kko6723/
Khojie6723/
Konghi6721/
Kongio6720/
Kojich6719/
Khoyis6719/
Koisch6716/
Koyish6715/
Koitch6713/
Hko6713/
Koyioh6712/
Gko6712/
Kco6711/
Kgi6711/
Khouji6710/
Kouied6710/
Koś679/
Khouie678/
Kouias678/
Kqi678/
Kojieh677/
Koć677/
Khoeij676/
Qki676/
Gki676/
Koihoh676/
Kqo676/
Kouiad675/
Koujii675/
Koiaha675/
Khoich674/
Kouies674/
Kéi673/
Khooie672/
Koujit672/
Khoits672/
Qko672/
Khoiee671/
Khyoji671/
Khoyhi671/
Koiess671/
Koieth671/
Kooiah671/
Koyaia671/
Kkuoyi671/
Khoeie671/
Khoith671/
Khojij671/
Khoyid671/
Khoyie671/
Kiojio671/
Koojie671/
Koiová671/
Koehie671/
Koĺ671/
Koyiss671/
Ōki671/
Koujih671/
Kiç671/
Koiash671/
Khoiha671/

Koi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koi in the Oriya language
େକାଇeka'i86.78
କୁଇku'i7.02
େକାଈeka'i5.79
Koi in the Marathi language
कोईko'i77.27
कोळीkoli13.64
कोलीkoli4.55
कोयीkoyi4.55
Koi in the Hindi language
कोईko'i72
कोइko'i12
कोीkoi12
कोङीkoni4
Koi in the Russian language
Коиkoi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koi
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