Moi Surname

7,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Moi Surname User-submission:

My last name, Moi, originated when my great grandfather, Arthur, immigrated to Canada and into the British system, which required last names. My grandfather was from a railroad town in Norway called Moi (its pronounced like boy with an 'm').

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Moi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia30,4641:508128
Indonesia13,1091:10,0881,279
Kenya4,3451:10,6281,347
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Morocco3,1011:11,1181,590
Malaysia2,9731:9,9211,121
Italy2,6971:22,6763,955
India1,9021:403,29421,314
Papua New Guinea1,1751:6,939484
France1,1261:58,9907,924
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Brunei1,0511:39870
Vietnam8171:113,398766
Brazil7721:277,29810,677
Norway6741:7,630791
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
United States4801:755,12358,932
Uganda4311:90,5789,386
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Canada2041:180,61617,977
Tanzania1901:278,64021,876
Belgium1751:65,69510,538
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Algeria1491:259,27227,463
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Afghanistan891:361,2725,318
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Portugal661:157,8526,835
England571:977,51048,999
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Solomon Islands561:10,3581,805
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Pakistan481:3,721,74827,543
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Liberia401:110,2138,601
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Tunisia281:21,8083,430
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Albania31:971,35222,477
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Mói (6) & Moï (4) are calculated separately.

Moi (37,101) may also be a first name.

Moi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My last name, Moi, originated when my great grandfather, Arthur, immigrated to Canada and into the British system, which required last names. My grandfather was from a railroad town in Norway called Moi (its pronounced like boy with an 'm'). People often identified themselves by towns and didn't actually have last names. So when the British asked for his name, himself among other immigrating would say something like "I'm Arthur from the town of Moi". So the British marked him down as Arthur Moi.

- moigirl

Moi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moi (Hindi: मोई, Marathi: मोई, Oriya: େମାଇ, Tibetan: མོའི་) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can be found as a variant: Mói or Moï. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,719th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 99,113 people. Moi occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Moi live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Moi is also the 23,642nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 37,101 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is held by 30,464 people, or 1 in 508. In Cambodia Moi is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 16 percent are found, Svay Rieng Province, where 12 percent are found and Takéo Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cambodia Moi is found in 118 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Moi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Moi last name grew 1,455 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Moi last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Moi surname are 32.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.65% less than the national average, earning €19,926 per year; in Norway they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning 348,588 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.56% more than the national average, earning R 357,792 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $41,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $55,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mói896/
Moï894/
Moji867,661/
Moiz867,449/
Moia865,732/
Moyi864,063/
Mois863,477/
Moid863,073/
Moit862,806/
Moio862,548/
Moij861,723/
Moih86263/
Mgoi86253/
Moie86249/
Moiş86224/
Moiy86162/
Moiș86118/
Moip8628/
Mmoi8624/
Moii8613/
Mhoi8610/
Moià863/
Moić861/
Mo802,791,493/
Mi801,427,498/
Mooij753,296/
Mohiy753,114/
Muoio752,352/
Moish751,848/
Moggi751,533/
Mohyi75890/
Mohia75747/
Mouji75712/
Moyyi75707/
Moist75677/
Mooyi75488/
Moied75328/
Mmoji75230/
Mohii75227/
Moiss75194/
Mgoji75167/
Mogie75135/
Moiyo75132/
Mojio75114/
Moitt75112/
Moeij7595/
Moies7577/
Mgoyi7573/
Moijh7572/
Moyid7572/
Mowie7561/
Moiha7560/
Moije7559/
Moyij7553/
Moiho7550/
Moits7542/
Mohio7540/
Mohij7537/
Moiah7536/
Mojij7534/
Muoyi7534/
Moiez7531/
Moihi7528/
Moyis7522/
Moyio7520/
Myoyi7520/
Mmoyi7519/
Mooji7518/
Mhoji7516/
Moihd7515/
Moizz7515/
Moich7513/
Moyie7513/
Mojiy7511/
Mooie7511/
Moiaz7511/
Moyiz759/
Mouio758/
Moiet757/
Mojih757/
Mojie757/
Moiit756/
Moiad755/
Mhoyi755/
Moiat755/
Moiés755/
Mohji755/
Muoji754/
Moios754/
Mouie753/
Hmoid753/
Moihe753/
Mouia752/
Mojii752/
Moids752/
Moidd751/
Moihy751/
Moiiz751/
Moisz751/
Moiyd751/
Moeia751/
Moias751/
M'Moi751/
Moyip751/
Mioyi751/
Moiës751/
Moiau751/
Moiid751/
Mojyi751/
Mooii751/
Mgoio751/
Moiie751/
Moyii751/
Mai671,714,017/
Mou671,415,785/
Mei671,162,618/
Moe67405,792/
Moh67231,837/
Myo67198,830/
Moo6741,989/
Moy6736,869/
Moa6721,480/
Mui6719,409/
Mis6717,396/
Moz6716,584/
Mot6714,869/
Miy6711,945/
Mio6711,902/
Mit6711,201/
Mos679,490/
Mii679,267/
Mie679,199/
Mih674,379/
Mij673,478/
Moggia672,149/
Moj671,778/
Muo671,688/
Mod671,657/
Moggio671,249/
Mid671,040/
Mouhyi67963/
Miz67806/
Moihat67681/
Mho67630/
Moß67582/
Moţ67496/
Moț67359/
Mop67322/
Hmo67255/
Moş67181/
Mhi67180/
Mmi67159/
Mohiee67122/
Mip67121/
Moiett67107/
Mmo6787/
Mgo6780/
Moğ6752/
Moyije6750/
Moș6749/
Moš6740/
Åmo6738/
Hmi6729/
Mgi6727/
Moisch6723/
Myi6723/
Moľ6719/
Moyich6718/
Mão6717/
Moihad6716/
Mojith6716/
Mojioh6716/
Moihau6715/
Moieed6714/
Moś6714/
Moujip6712/
Mohjip6711/
Mouhie6711/
Miş6711/
Muohia6711/
Miș678/
Moihas674/
Moogie674/
Mouies674/
Hmouyi674/
Mái673/
H'Moid672/
Moehie672/
Hmoyid672/
Moieau672/
Moihes672/
Moujih672/
Moë672/
Miå672/
Moisss671/
Mooias671/
Mouiad671/
Mouios671/
Moiatt671/
Moieez671/
Moiesh671/
Moihid671/
Mojich671/
Mojije671/
Mojizs671/
Hmoied671/
Mouiah671/
Moieet671/
Moá671/
Mougie671/
Moç671/
Moû671/
Moč671/
Mojieh671/
Moggih671/
Mũi671/
Méi671/
Mouied671/
M'Moji671/
Mouiat671/
Mooiez671/
Myohio671/
Mohijs671/
Mouiet671/
Moisth670/

Moi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moi in the Oriya language
େମାଇema'i-
Moi in the Marathi language
मोईmo'i68.89
मोइmo'i22.22
मोयीmoyi4.44
मोदीmodi4.44
Moi in the Tibetan language
མོའི་50
མོའུ་mo'u50
Moi in the Hindi language
मोईmo'i46.88
मोइmo'i21.88
मोिmoi17.71
मोङीmoni7.29
मोीmoi2.08
मो़इmoi2.08

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