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
Phooi is most common in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Phooi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phooi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is mostly 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 widespread given name world-wide It is held by 2,345 people.
The last name Phooi is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia Phooi is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 29 percent are found, Penang, where 21 percent are found and Perak, where 21 percent are found. Excluding 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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