Ooi Surname

8,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ooi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia57,1071:51661
Thailand3,8431:18,3811,450
Singapore2,0331:2,709238
Australia1,1791:22,8973,154
United States7921:457,65039,105
England3541:157,39614,847
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Canada1621:227,44221,827
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
Japan1311:975,91119,848
China1161:11,787,255710
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Macau51:120,326534
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Wales41:773,63329,106
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
France41:16,605,680368,153
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tonga11:107,313791
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Ooi (6,992) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hooi868,801/
Gooi862,448/
O'Oi8646/
Ohoi8630/
Oțoi8628/
Ouoi8627/
Uooi864/
Ooai863/
Oeoi862/
Ooui862/
Ooih862/
Oooi862/
Ooij862/
Oois861/
Ooio861/
Ooid861/
Hohoi75332/
Hooie75176/
Șoșoi7564/
Hooij7552/
Goțoi7531/
Ouhoi7513/
Gooai755/
Gooui755/
Aooyi754/
Hoțoi752/
Houoi752/
Țoțoi751/
Ogioi751/
Ooihs751/
Ooipf751/
Ooyii751/
Goohi751/
Hooio751/
Oohih751/
Aoi679,220/
Ohi675,356/
Oei673,205/
Oui671,175/
Uoi67738/
Oai67427/
Ooijer6726/
Ouioui6726/
O'I6721/
Ahooie6719/
Ooe6717/
Oojieh671/
Ojouyi671/
Gohgoi671/
Hoohip671/
Hooiee671/
Ahooyi671/
Houhoi671/

Ooi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ooi in the Hindi language
ऒऒीooi-

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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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  • 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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