Oei Surname

139,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Aruba

Oei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,3011:101,65210,466
United States6841:529,91144,115
Netherlands5111:33,0475,504
Singapore2051:26,8671,040
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Australia971:278,30624,956
Canada751:491,27542,011
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England91:6,190,895170,599
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
China71:195,331,65210,124
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Oei (10,714) may also be a first name.

Oei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oei is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oei is the 139,454th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,273,805 people. The last name Oei occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Oei are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 58,528th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 10,714 people.

The surname Oei is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,301 people, or 1 in 101,652. In Indonesia Oei is mostly found in: Maluku, where 29 percent are found, Riau Islands, where 11 percent are found and East Java, where 7 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Oei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oei are 0.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oei earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 36.2% more than the national average, earning $58,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $59,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owei863,144/
Ojei862,838/
Hoei862,056/
Ouei86847/
Goei86695/
Oeij86329/
Ohei86179/
Oeiy8657/
Oyei8620/
Yoei8610/
Oehi864/
Oeid864/
Oeis862/
Oeoi862/
Oeai861/
Oeie861/
Oeih861/
Oeii861/
Ouehi752,671/
Gouei75241/
Ojeih75163/
Hoeij75160/
Houei75147/
Goeij75123/
Ohuei75120/
Owehi7558/
Oueis7549/
Oheij7542/
Ouhei7540/
Howei7526/
Goyei7515/
Oueid7511/
Hoeai7510/
Oweih758/
Goiei758/
Aioei757/
Gojei756/
Oueiz754/
Oahei754/
Ohiei753/
Oeiss753/
Hoehi752/
Oueai752/
Oweie752/
Oeith751/
Oheei751/
Hoeiz751/
Đoeić751/
Ojehi751/
Oyeis751/
Ojyei751/
Goeei751/
Oyehi751/
Oeiai751/
O'Hei751/
O'Wei751/
Aouei751/
Hoeyi751/
Oowei751/
Oueie750/
Oeitz750/
Ooi6766,581/
Oye6718,812/
Aoi679,220/
Ohi675,356/
Oey672,916/
Owe672,145/
Oie672,126/
Ehi671,445/
Ohe671,215/
Oui671,175/
Yei67969/
Eie67878/
Gouehi67625/
Oai67427/
Hojeij67239/
Uei67225/
Aei67174/
Iei67153/
Oiyehi6792/
Houeyi6781/
Oueiss6776/
Ohueyi6766/
Ahouei6759/
Eai6751/
Eui6739/
Eei6724/
Oee6723/
O'E6718/
Ooe6717/
Houehi6717/
Houeis6713/
Eiy6713/
Ohwehi6711/
Oyeije676/
Oej675/
Oweggi674/
Houeij673/
Ouheid673/
Gouhei673/
Youhei673/
Hojeit672/
Ohieio672/
Ojieyi672/
Oueich671/
Houeid671/
Howeit671/
Geioei671/
Ohiehi671/
Oweich671/
Ojeuyi671/
Ohuehi671/
Ojihei671/
Oheiye671/
Howeiz671/
Hojeis671/
Ouehie671/
Oyehid671/
O'Weis671/
Goehai671/
E'I671/
Aouehi671/
Oweidh671/
Ohheai671/
Owehai671/
Ouehid671/
Haioei671/
Howeid671/
Hoeije671/
Hoehid670/

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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 Oei
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