Phoon Surname

85,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Phoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3,9481:7,471908
Thailand5731:123,27818,535
Singapore4711:11,694576
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Australia1461:184,90218,557
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England431:1,295,76958,667
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
China171:80,430,6804,441
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brunei41:104,6832,048
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Phoon (191) may also be a first name.

Phoon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phoon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Phoon is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phoon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,855th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,297,871 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Phoon reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Phoon is also the 657,437th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 191 people.

The last name Phoon is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3,948 people, or 1 in 7,471. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 41 percent reside, Perak, where 21 percent reside and Penang, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 10 percent reside and Singapore, where 8 percent reside.

Phoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Phoon are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Phoon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 47.12% more than the national average, earning $63,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.02% more than the national average, earning $65,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoong91136/
Phoone915/
Poon89110,235/
Phon8960,142/
Phoosen831/
Phong8029,955/
Phuon802,811/
Poojn80599/
Poone80595/
Poong80314/
Phone80196/
Phoen80134/
Phoun80105/
Phoin8039/
Fhoon8031/
Phonn8022/
Phonh8021/
Phond8015/
Phont809/
Phonk804/
Poomn803/
Phoom803/
Poond802/
Poont801/
Pootn801/
Phomn801/
Phoosing776/
Phooseng774/
Phooteng771/
Pon7521,284/
Phuong73192,837/
Phoung73381/
Pooten73170/
Poosen7373/
Phosen7319/
Phosin7318/
Photin7317/
Photen7313/
Phuont738/
Phoune736/
Pootin736/
Hfoong735/
Phuonh734/
Phoehn732/
Phoisn732/
Phonck732/
Phonkh732/
Phonth732/
Poosin732/
Poonng731/
Puooen731/
Phuond731/
Phuone731/
Poosne731/
Pooina731/
Pphong731/
Phoomk731/
Phoing730/
Phoochind711/
Phan672,224,448/
Pong6745,723/
Pond6719,464/
Pont6716,526/
Phun6715,690/
Voon6711,072/
Pone675,616/
Foon674,255/
Pahn671,663/
Pohn671,018/
Poen671,011/
Phom67920/
Puon67770/
Ponn67718/
Poom67666/
Poin67557/
Fhon67193/
Poun67139/
Uanphon67131/
Pühn6788/
Uamphon6760/
Puhn6750/
Phosing6749/
Phuongg6740/
Ponh6731/
Páhn6719/
Poosing6715/
Poohina6711/
Phochin6711/
Photeen6710/
Phoseng6710/
Póhn678/
Pooteng676/
Potn674/
Poyn673/
Poochin673/
Hpon672/
Bpon672/
Phoomkh672/
Phoceen671/
Photten671/
Phoosem671/
Phohsin671/
Phochen671/
Pgon671/
Pooseng671/
Pojn671/
Pomn671/
Hfon671/
Posn670/

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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 Phoon
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