Oey Surname

151,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Monaco

Oey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,6361:80,8378,556
United States3881:934,17369,936
Netherlands2681:63,01210,837
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Cambodia1201:129,0602,599
Australia901:299,95226,269
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Finland151:366,44725,366
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China41:341,830,39216,990
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Oey (13,821) may also be a first name.

Oey Last Name Facts

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

Oey is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oey is the 151,087th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,499,158 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Oey live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Oey is also the 49,077th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 13,821 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,636 people, or 1 in 80,837. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 67 percent are found, Maluku, where 11 percent are found and Jakarta, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Oey is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Oey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oey surname are 0.030000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $52,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $60,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoey8614,410/
Goey86410/
Oehy86180/
Oeya8676/
Oeiy8657/
Yoey8636/
Ohey8633/
Owey8622/
Ojey8611/
Oyey867/
Oeye867/
Oeuy864/
Ooey862/
Oeyd862/
Ouey861/
Oeyo861/
Oeyp861/
Ioey861/
Oe8035,644/
Howey755,026/
Hooey75979/
Oteyo75684/
Oyeye75662/
Oseya75462/
Oweye75232/
Hoeye75196/
Houey75124/
Oseye7587/
Gouey7573/
Gooey7571/
Oteya7557/
Oueyo7545/
Ojeye7528/
Oheyi7521/
Ouehy7516/
Oteyu7515/
Oueyt7512/
Owehy7511/
Hoeuy759/
Ahoey757/
Oseyo757/
Gohey757/
Hoeey756/
Oteye756/
Ojjey755/
Goiey755/
Oheey754/
Goeye754/
Ooeye754/
Oeyes754/
Ojiey754/
Goeya754/
O'Eay753/
Ojoey753/
Hoyey752/
O'Hey752/
Hoeys751/
Oahey751/
Oowey751/
Goeyo751/
Uoeyo751/
Oseiy751/
Oseyu751/
Ojhey751/
Oheya751/
Oheye751/
Oceyi751/
O'Jey751/
Hoeyi751/
Aioey751/
Hohey750/
Hoehy750/
Oye6718,812/
Eye6713,588/
Hoe6710,299/
Goe673,377/
Oei673,205/
Owe672,145/
Oie672,126/
Aoe671,610/
Ohe671,215/
Yey67813/
Oae67553/
Oyieyo67453/
Oes67432/
Oed67301/
Ouy67279/
Aey67247/
Eay67235/
Oer67216/
Aoy67199/
Oez67154/
Oay67141/
Hoseya67122/
Euy6796/
Oet6787/
D'Hoey6782/
Houeyi6781/
Oeß6770/
Ohueyi6766/
Eey6755/
Oea6741/
Ocheyo6739/
Ocheya6739/
Ehy6730/
Osieyo6725/
Oee6723/
Osieya6723/
O'E6718/
Houehy6718/
Ooe6717/
Osheye6715/
Osseye6715/
Uey6713/
Eiy6713/
Iey6711/
Hoteyi6710/
Oyieye6710/
Uoe678/
Osseya677/
Goweay675/
Howiey675/
Ocheye675/
Ooweye675/
Oej675/
Osheya674/
Oyeyhe674/
Ouseye674/
Oyeaya674/
Goeyah672/
Ojieyi672/
Goueyo672/
Oep672/
Ocheiy671/
Oueyss671/
Hohuey671/
Hoouey671/
Goahey671/
Goojey671/
Oiseye671/
Ojeuyi671/
Osheyu671/
Ojoeye671/
Houeoy671/
Hoeyat671/
Oueyoh671/
Ouseya671/
Oseyou671/
Oyeeyo671/
O'Hoey671/
Oaheyd671/
Ahouey671/
D'Goey671/
Hojiey671/
Oyoeye671/
Hoohey670/
Howeye670/

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