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 is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phooi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Phooi live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Phooi is also the 153,571st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,345 people.
The last name Phooi is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 29 percent are found, Penang, where 21 percent are found and Perak, where 21 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 40 percent are found and Brunei, where 2 percent are found.
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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