Oi Surname

11,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oi Surname User-submission:

This surname means: light believer.

Oi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan41,4661:3,083523
Vietnam4,5791:20,233377
Malaysia1,1111:26,5472,354
Cambodia1,0501:14,7501,134
Indonesia4531:291,94126,064
Brazil3951:541,96020,314
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Papua New Guinea2101:38,8274,689
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
India391:19,668,343291,059
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Solomon Islands221:26,3655,164
China221:62,150,9803,380
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
France121:5,535,227269,324
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Macau11:601,6301,582
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: (3), Ơi (1), (1) & Ȯi (1) are calculated separately.

Oi (56,582) may also be a first name.

Oi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: light believer.

- anoorwali

Oi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oi (Hindi: ोी, Oriya: ଓଇ) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: , Ơi, or Ȯi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,128th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 144,365 people. The last name Oi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Oi are found; 83 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 16,640th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 56,582 people.

Oi is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 41,466 people, or 1 in 3,083. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Besides Japan it exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Oi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oi surname are 26.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.22% registered with the party.

The amount Oi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.96% less than the national average, earning €13,527 per year; in United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.72% more than the national average, earning $59,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
833/
Ơi831/
831/
Ȯi831/
Oji8031,034/
Hoi8017,798/
Goi8011,438/
Oie802,126/
Oyi801,804/
Oii80283/
Ois80219/
Oiz80194/
Oit80161/
Oia80138/
Oio80127/
Oip8054/
Oij8025/
Oid8015/
Oih8011/
Oiy8010/
Țoi801/
I677,588,136/
O671,853,071/
Owie676,353/
Ohia675,539/
Goia675,411/
Ojie673,908/
Oyie673,811/
Ogie673,298/
Ojih672,228/
Goji672,108/
Hoyi672,102/
Goyi671,093/
Hois67944/
Ohyi67711/
Ooji67709/
Hoit67637/
Goio67626/
Hoji67585/
Oyit67584/
Goie67526/
Ohio67399/
Ioia67361/
Oeij67329/
Hoid67320/
Yoyi67274/
Ioio67243/
Ojii67237/
Oyih67236/
Oyii67231/
Oiță67231/
Hoia67213/
Hoiß67198/
Hoie67163/
Ouia67152/
Yoji67133/
Oije67130/
Oggi67122/
Ouji67112/
Ooyi67105/
Hoih6794/
Hoio6789/
Șoit6766/
Yoia6761/
Oyio6761/
Ohii6756/
Goii6753/
Oyip6746/
Oish6743/
Oihi6742/
Oiha6735/
Đoić6734/
Oiyo6733/
Ioji6731/
Hoij6726/
Hoii6722/
Oias6721/
Oiah6720/
Yoie6720/
Oiho6720/
Oyis6719/
Ojio6719/
Oist6715/
Goih6714/
Oitz6714/
Ohji6713/
Oi'o6712/
OYiz6712/
Oiau6711/
Oihe6711/
Ouie6710/
Oaia6710/
Yoio6710/
Hoiz677/
Oyyi676/
Oiph676/
Ohiy674/
Oits674/
Oi'i674/
Oies674/
Oiaz673/
Ioii673/
Uoio673/
Hoip673/
Oich673/
Ouiy673/
Oisz672/
Oitt672/
Hoiy672/
Goij672/
O'Ai672/
O'Yi672/
OYid672/
Ooij672/
Oyhi672/
Oiit672/
Uoii672/
Goiy672/
Ohij671/
Oidz671/
Oiis671/
Ojiy671/
Oiaa671/
Ojyi671/
Ojij671/
Hhoi671/
Oiee671/
Oiez671/
O'Ii671/
Yoii671/
Oiap671/
Oibp671/
Oids671/
Oidt671/
Oihj671/
Oiht671/
Oihz671/
Oiid671/
Oiio671/
Oijj671/
Oijp671/
Oioo671/
Oiop671/
Oipf671/
Oitd671/
Oiyh671/
Oizp671/
Oizt671/
Ouii671/
Ooia671/
Ooio671/
Oyij671/
Oeia671/
Oeie671/
Oeii671/
Uoie671/
Uoiy671/
Hgoi671/
Ioie671/
Oios670/

Oi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oi in the Oriya language
ଓଇo'i-
Oi in the Hindi language
ोीoi33.33
ोईo'i33.33
ओइo'i33.33

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