Phooi Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Phooi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Phooi (2,345) may also be a first name.
Phooi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phooi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phooi occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Phooi.
How Common Is The Last Name Phooi? popularity and diffusion
Phooi is the 2,979,664th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Phooi reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 153,571st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,345 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 29 percent live, Penang, where 21 percent live and Perak, where 21 percent live. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 40 percent live and Brunei, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooi | 89 | 316 | / |
| Phoohoi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Phuoi | 80 | 56 | / |
| Pooij | 80 | 9 | / |
| Puhoi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Phooe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phoei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Po'oi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pooie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pooei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phuhoi | 73 | 711 | / |
| Pooyid | 73 | 15 | / |
| Poohoi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phohai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phojie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poojie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poouiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poouij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pooe | 67 | 6,676 | / |
| Pahi | 67 | 4,691 | / |
| Puhi | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| Pohi | 67 | 718 | / |
| Phoe | 67 | 373 | / |
| Poai | 67 | 301 | / |
| Páhi | 67 | 234 | / |
| Vooi | 67 | 167 | / |
| Poei | 67 | 107 | / |
| Poui | 67 | 60 | / |
| Phojhiy | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fooi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Põhi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Paoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Po'i | 67 | 13 | / |
| Puoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phoijai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phoohet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phoohoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoijay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Phooi
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