Ooi Surname
Approximately 66,581 people bear this surname
Ooi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 57,107 | 1:516 | 61 |
| Thailand | 3,843 | 1:18,381 | 1,450 |
| Singapore | 2,033 | 1:2,709 | 238 |
| Australia | 1,179 | 1:22,897 | 3,154 |
| United States | 792 | 1:457,650 | 39,105 |
| England | 354 | 1:157,396 | 14,847 |
| United Arab Emirates | 221 | 1:41,458 | 4,276 |
| Hong Kong | 197 | 1:37,236 | 652 |
| Canada | 162 | 1:227,442 | 21,827 |
| New Zealand | 131 | 1:34,567 | 5,960 |
| Japan | 131 | 1:975,911 | 19,848 |
| China | 116 | 1:11,787,255 | 710 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
Ooi (6,992) may also be a first name.
Ooi Demographics
Average Male Ooi Height
171.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ooi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ooi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ooi (Hindi: ऒऒी) occurs most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ooi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ooi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,549th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 109,454 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ooi are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 77,609th most widespread first name globally It is held by 6,992 people.
The surname Ooi is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 57,107 people, or 1 in 516. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Penang, where 33 percent live, Kedah, where 22 percent live and Selangor, where 18 percent live. Besides Malaysia it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.
Ooi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ooi surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.77% registered with the political party.
The amount Ooi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning $54,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.38% more than the national average, earning $66,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooi | 86 | 8,801 | / |
| Gooi | 86 | 2,448 | / |
| O'Oi | 86 | 46 | / |
| Ohoi | 86 | 30 | / |
| Oțoi | 86 | 28 | / |
| Ouoi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Uooi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ooai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oeoi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ooui | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ooih | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oooi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ooij | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oois | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ooio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ooid | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hohoi | 75 | 332 | / |
| Hooie | 75 | 176 | / |
| Șoșoi | 75 | 64 | / |
| Hooij | 75 | 52 | / |
| Goțoi | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ouhoi | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gooai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gooui | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aooyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hoțoi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Houoi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Țoțoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ogioi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooihs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooipf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooyii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goohi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hooio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oohih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aoi | 67 | 9,220 | / |
| Ohi | 67 | 5,356 | / |
| Oei | 67 | 3,205 | / |
| Oui | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Uoi | 67 | 738 | / |
| Oai | 67 | 427 | / |
| Ooijer | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ouioui | 67 | 26 | / |
| O'I | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ahooie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ooe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oojieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojouyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohgoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoohip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahooyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
Ooi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ooi in the Hindi language | ||
| ऒऒी | ooi | - |
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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
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- 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 Ooi
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